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1963 · United States Air Force

KH-5 9

successThor SLV-2 Agena D | KH-5 9

KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.

Overview

Date / time
August 29, 1963 at 08:31 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 1E
Mission
KH-5 9
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Thor SLV-2 Agena D →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 2

0.1 SQ METER TARGET
LEO
THOR AGENA D
LEO