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9 November 1963, 20:27 UTC

KH-4 24 & RM 5

Thor SLV-2 Agena DVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Drawing of the Thor SLV-2 Agena D for KH-4 24 & RM 5

KH-4 24 (Corona Mission 9060 / OPS 2268) with RM 5 radiometer piggyback, a CIA film-return photoreconnaissance satellite launched on a Thor Agena-D from Vandenberg; the launch vehicle failed and the payload did not reach orbit.

Outcome
Failure
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth orbit
Payload to orbit
Did not reach orbit
Flight
2nd
of 8 Thor SLV-2 Agena D flights
Date and time
9 November 1963, 20:27 UTC
Builder
McDonnell Douglas
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Payload
Government/Top Secret
Launches in 1963
56th of 69