NRL Composite 3 / Poppy 2 multipayload—Poppy 2A (Solrad 6), Poppy 2B, Poppy 2C (RADOSE), LOFTI 2A, Surcal 3, and Wild Bill 4 ELINT and science satellites for the U.S. Navy. Thor Agena-D from Vandenberg reached an incorrect orbit (partial failure) on 15 June 1963.
- Outcome
- Partial
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 141 kg
- Flight
- 12th
- of 13 Thor Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 15 June 1963, 14:29 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Agena D
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1963-021
- Launches in 1963
- 30th of 69
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