OPS 8373 (Strawman 4 / Mission 7167), the final NRO Heavy Ferret ELINT satellite, with Thresher, Reaper, and Harvester SIGINT payloads plus RM 19. Thorad SLV-2H Agena-D from Vandenberg SLC-1W placed it in ~500 km LEO; operated over 20 months.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 975 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 10th
- of 13 Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 16 July 1971, 10:49 UTC
- Rocket
- Thorad SLV-2H Agena D
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1971-060
- Launches in 1971
- 66th of 133
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