KH-4B 9
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
KH-4B 9
Type: Government/Top Secret
The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.
Location
Space Launch Complex 3W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
710 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 34 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 88 T
The Thorad SLV-2H Agena D was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1969-06-05. Thorad SLV-2H Agena D has 12 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 13 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
