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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Thor DM-21 Agena-B: KH-5 1
KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.
Friday, 17 February 1961
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleThor DM-21 Agena-B
Vehicle FamilyThor
Vehicle Record32 of 40 launches (80%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 1W
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#5
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad56
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Thor DM-21 Agena-B
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 1W · 34.7572°N 120.6303°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.