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31 May 1967, 09:30 UTC

Poppy 7A,B,C,D

Thor SLV-2 Agena DVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Drawing of the Thor SLV-2 Agena D for Poppy 7A,B,C,D

US Navy multi-payload stack: Poppy 5A–5D ELINT satellites, Timation 1 navigation tech demo, Calsphere 3/4 and NRL-PL 150B radar-calibration spheres, plus ORS 5712. Thor Agena-D from Vandenberg SLC-2W lofted them on 31 May 1967 into LEO.

Outcome
Success
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth orbit
Payload to orbit
371 kg
Flight
8th
of 8 Thor SLV-2 Agena D flights
Date and time
31 May 1967, 09:30 UTC
Builder
McDonnell Douglas
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Payload
Government/Top Secret
International designator
1967-053
Launches in 1967
58th of 139

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