Thor SLV-2A Agena D
SuccessQuill 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Monday, Dec 21, 1964, 19:08 UTC
Launch window
Monday, Dec 21, 1964, 19:08 UTC – Monday, Dec 21, 1964, 19:08 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Quill 1
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
This Quill mission was the first radar reconnaissance sat developed by the NRO in the P-40 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) proof-of-concept program.
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