1962 · United States Air Force
KH-4 13 & RM 4
successThor Agena D | KH-4 13 & RM 4
The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. KH-4 13 carried the RM 4 radiometer payload (identical to RM 3) for background measurements for the MIDAS program.
Overview
- Date / time
- September 29, 1962 at 11:34 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W
- Mission
- KH-4 13 & RM 4
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit