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Thor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-4 24 & RM 5

KH-4 24 & RM 5

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Launch Details

Date: 9 Nov 1963, 08:27 pm UTC

Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena D (Thor)

Provider: United States Air Force

Mission

Type: Government/Top Secret

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Pad: Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Description

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.