USAF Thor SLV-2A Agena D KH-6 2

Name: USAF Thor SLV-2A Agena D KH-6 2
Start: 1963-05-18T22:21:36.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 1E

Thor SLV-2A Agena D

Status

Success

Date

18 MAY 1963

22:21

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 1E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

KH-6 (Keyhole 6, codenamed Lanyard) was an early attempt to gain higher resolution imagery, which flew only one successful mission in 1963. It was part of the Corona program.

Rocket

Thor SLV-2A Agena D

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The rockets used Thor first stages and Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

67 T

Thrust

1,571 kN