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1965 · United States Air Force

Poppy 6A,B,C,D

successThor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

Overview

Date / time
March 9, 1965 at 06:29 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 2W
Mission
Poppy 6A,B,C,D
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 · 8

GGSE 2
LEO
GGSE 3
LEO
OPS 4988 (GREB 6)
LEO
OSCAR 3 (OSCAR III)
LEO
PORCUPINE 1
LEO
SECOR 3
LEO
SOLRAD 7B
LEO
SURCAL 2
LEO