KH-4A 40
Thor SLV-2A Agena D
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
KH-4A 40
Type: Government/Top Secret
The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 3W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
719 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Thor SLV-2A Agena D – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 31 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 67 T
The Thor SLV-2A Agena D was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1963-02-28. Thor SLV-2A Agena D has 57 successful launches and 4 failed launches with a total of 61 launches. Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles. The rockets used Thor first stages and Agena second stages. They are thus cousins of the more-famous Thor-Deltas, which founded the Delta rocket family.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
