1962 · United States Air Force
Poppy 3A & 3B
successThor Agena D | Poppy 3A & 3B
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 13, 1962 at 04:07 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2E
- Mission
- Poppy 3A & 3B
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit