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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Thor SLV-2 Agena D: KH-5 9
KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.
Thursday, 29 August 1963
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleThor SLV-2 Agena D
Vehicle FamilyThor
Vehicle Record6 of 8 launches (75%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 1E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#45
Agency Launches This Year#34
Launches From This Pad45
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Thor SLV-2 Agena D
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.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 1E · 34.7560°N 120.6263°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.