Thor Agena D | KH-4 13 & RM 4

Name: Thor Agena D | KH-4 13 & RM 4
Start: 1962-09-29T23:34:50Z
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite. KH-4 13 carried the RM 4 radiometer payload (identical to RM 3) for background measurements for the MIDAS program.

Mission Details

Launch date: September 29, 1962 at 11:34 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Thor Agena D
Operator: United States Air Force
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission type: Government/Top Secret