KH-6 3

Name: Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-6 3
Start: 1963-07-31T00:00:00+00:00
End: 1963-07-31T01:00:00+00:00
Location: Space Launch Complex 2W

Thor SLV-2A Agena D

United States Air Force

Launch Status

Success

Wed • Jul 31st, 1963
12:00 AM UTC

Mission

KH-6 3

Type: Government/Top Secret

KH-6 (Keyhole 6, codenamed Lanyard) was an early attempt to gain higher resolution imagery, which flew only one successful mission in 1963. It was part of the Corona program.

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 2W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Administration: Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Founded: 1947
Country: USA

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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