Thor SLV-2 Agena D
SuccessKH-5 9 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Aug 29, 1963, 20:31 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Aug 29, 1963, 20:31 UTC – Thursday, Aug 29, 1963, 20:31 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Mission
KH-5 9
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.
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