KH-4 3 (Corona Mission 9033 / FTV-1125), a U.S. NRO/CIA stereo film-return photoreconnaissance satellite launched on a Thor DM-21 Agena-B from Vandenberg; the SRV parachute failed to deploy and the film capsule was lost.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 346 kg
- Flight
- 26th
- of 40 Thor DM-21 Agena-B flights
- Date and time
- 29 April 1962, 00:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor DM-21 Agena-B
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1962-017
- Launches in 1962
- 20th of 81
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