Mission record

Thor Agena D | KH-4 11 & RM 3

Thor Agena D· Space Launch Complex 2W· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Wed, 29 Aug 1962 01:00:36 GMT
Orbital launch #
#192 ever

Mission

The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. KH-4 11 also carried the RM 3 radiometer payload for background measurements for the MIDAS program.

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