KH-4 13 (Corona Mission 9045) with RM 4 radiometer piggyback, a U.S. film-return stereoscopic photoreconnaissance satellite launched on a Thor DM-21 Agena-D from Vandenberg; the dual Mural cameras provided ~7.5 m ground resolution with film-bucket recovery.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 346 kg
- Flight
- 4th
- of 13 Thor Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 29 September 1962, 23:34 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Agena D
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1962-050
- Launches in 1962
- 57th of 81
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