1969 · United States Air Force
Poppy 8A,B,C,D
successThorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
Overview
- Date / time
- September 30, 1969 at 01:40 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 1W
- Mission
- Poppy 8A,B,C,D
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit