Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | ASTEX

Launch information

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Mission description

USAF satellite designed to test advanced development payloads

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | ASTEX’.

Launch image Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | ASTEX

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Oct. 17, 1971, 1:36 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

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

Mission

ASTEX (PO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 1W

Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Polar Orbit (PO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | ASTEX’ 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
5560 ASTEX 1 SSO 92.72 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | ASTEX’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#1265

To this date

Location Launch

#371

To this date

Pad Launch

#55

To this date

Agency Launch

#558

To this date

Orbital Launch

#98

Year 1971

Location Launch

#15

Year 1971

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1971

Agency Launch

#22

Year 1971

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