Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D

Launch information

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Mission description

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D’.

Launch image Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 9, 1965, 6:29 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Poppy 6A,B,C,D (LEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor SLV-2 Agena D

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 2W

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
1208 SECOR 3 LEO 70.08 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
1244 GGSE 2 LEO 70.08 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
1271 OPS 4988 (GREB 6) LEO 70.08 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
1272 PORCUPINE 1 LEO 70.08 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
1291 SOLRAD 7B LEO 70.08 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
1292 GGSE 3 LEO 70.08 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
1293 OSCAR 3 LEO 70.07 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
1310 SURCAL 2 LEO 69.98 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#412

To this date

Location Launch

#165

To this date

Pad Launch

#15

To this date

Agency Launch

#243

To this date

Orbital Launch

#20

Year 1965

Location Launch

#6

Year 1965

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1965

Agency Launch

#12

Year 1965

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