OPS 3483 (KH-4A Corona mission 1006), a U.S. NRO film-return photoreconnaissance satellite with dual recovery vehicles SRV 638 and 639. Thrust-Augmented Thor Agena-D from Point Arguello lofted it into LEO on 4 June 1964; both film capsules were recovered.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 588 kg
- Flight
- 16th
- of 61 Thor SLV-2A Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 4 June 1964, 22:59 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor SLV-2A Agena D
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1964-027
- Launches in 1964
- 34th of 100
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