OPS 3333 (KH-4A Corona mission 1011), a U.S. NRO film-return photoreconnaissance satellite with dual recovery vehicles SRV 653 and 654. Thrust-Augmented Thor Agena-D from Vandenberg lofted it into LEO on 5 October 1964; aerial recovery of the second SRV failed and it was recovered by ship.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 590 kg
- Flight
- 24th
- of 61 Thor SLV-2A Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 5 October 1964, 21:50 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
- 1964-061
- Launches in 1964
- 71st of 100
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