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1963 · United States Air Force

Poppy 4A & 4B

failureThor Agena D | Poppy 4A & 4B

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

Overview

Date / time: June 15, 1963 at 02:29 PM UTC
Outcome: failure
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 2E
Mission: Poppy 4A & 4B
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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