OPS 0954 (KH-4 Corona mission 9054), a U.S. NRO film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Thrust-Augmented Thor Agena-D from Vandenberg lofted it into LEO; the film capsule was recovered, though some images were unusable due to corona effect.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 628 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 4th
- of 61 Thor SLV-2A Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 12 June 1963, 23:58 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor SLV-2A Agena D
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1963-019
- Launches in 1963
- 28th of 69
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