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Strawman 2

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Strawman 2

Type: Government/Top Secret

The Strawman series of ELINT/SIGINT satellites, known for decades only as “Heavy Ferrets”, are the fourth variation of Agena-based ELINT satellites. These satellites were designed to detect, map and investigate SAM and ABM radars.

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 1W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

719 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Rocket

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D – McDonnell Douglas

  • Family: Thor
  • Length: 32.9 m
  • Diameter: 2.44 m
  • Launch Mass: 91 T

The Thorad SLV-2G Agena D was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1966-08-09. Thorad SLV-2G Agena D has 29 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 30 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
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