Poppy 4A–4D (NRL/NRO Program C ELINT satellites, covering Solrad 7B and GGSE 2/3), plus SECOR 3, Surcal 4, Dodecapole 1, and OSCAR 3. Thor-DM21 Agena-D from Vandenberg lofted the stack on 9 March 1965; Agena failed to reignite, leaving a short-lived elliptical orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 251 kg
- Flight
- 6th
- of 8 Thor SLV-2 Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 9 March 1965, 18:29 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor SLV-2 Agena D
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1965-016
- Launches in 1965
- 20th of 124
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