KH-4 7 (Corona 45 / Mission 9038 / FTV-1151), an NRO/CIA film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Maiden flight of the Thor DM-21 Agena-D from Vandenberg placed it in LEO; film was recovered, though images were severely degraded by static.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 350 kg
- Flight
- 1st
- of 13 Thor Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 28 June 1962, 01:09 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Agena D
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1962-027
- Launches in 1962
- 33rd of 81
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