Mission record
Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-4 24 & RM 5
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
Sat, 09 Nov 1963 20:27:54 GMT
Orbital launch #
#280 ever
Mission
The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. KH-4 24 also carried the RM 5 radiometer payload for background measurements for the MIDAS program.