Thor SLV-2 Agena D
FailureKH-4 24 & RM 5 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Nov 9, 1963, 20:27 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Nov 9, 1963, 20:27 UTC – Saturday, Nov 9, 1963, 20:27 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
KH-4 24 & RM 5
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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.
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