OPS 2394 (DMSP Block 4A F5), a U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program weather satellite. Thor Burner 1 from Vandenberg failed on 7 January 1966 when the second stage did not ignite, destroying the spacecraft before orbital insertion.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 4 Thor Burner 1 flights
- Date and time
- 7 January 1966, 04:48 UTC
- Rocket
- Thor Burner 1
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- Launches in 1966
- 1st of 131