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2 September 1965, 20:00 UTC

MRPV

Thor SLV-2 Agena DVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Drawing of the Thor SLV-2 Agena D for MRPV

MRPV (Corona 99 / OPS 3373 / FTV 1602), a USAF Multi Research Payload Vehicle carrying 21 science experiments on an Agena-D, plus the SHIP subsatellite. Thor Agena-D from Vandenberg failed on 2 September 1965 when the rocket veered off course about 60 seconds after liftoff and was destroyed.

Outcome
Failure
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth orbit
Payload to orbit
Did not reach orbit
Flight
7th
of 8 Thor SLV-2 Agena D flights
Date and time
2 September 1965, 20:00 UTC
Builder
McDonnell Douglas
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Payload
Earth Science
Launches in 1965
79th of 124