OPS 0924 (KH-6 Lanyard mission 8002), a U.S. NRO high-resolution film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Thrust-Augmented Thor Agena-D from Vandenberg reached LEO, but the film failed to feed into the camera so no images were returned.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 642 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 61 Thor SLV-2A Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 18 May 1963, 22:21 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor SLV-2A Agena D
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1963-016
- Launches in 1963
- 23rd of 69
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