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28 February 1963, 21:48 UTC

KH-4 19

Thor SLV-2A Agena DVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Drawing of the Thor SLV-2A Agena D for KH-4 19

OPS 0583 (KH-4 19 / Corona Mission 9052), a CIA/NRO film-return photoreconnaissance satellite with dual panoramic cameras. Maiden flight of the Thrust-Augmented Thor SLV-2A Agena-D from Vandenberg on 28 February 1963 failed to reach orbit.

Outcome
Failure
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth orbit
Payload to orbit
Did not reach orbit
Flight
1st
of 61 Thor SLV-2A Agena D flights
Date and time
28 February 1963, 21:48 UTC
Builder
McDonnell Douglas
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Payload
Government/Top Secret
Launches in 1963
7th of 69