KH-5 2 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

8 Apr 1961, 7:21pm

Location

Vandenberg SFB Launch Site

Vandenberg SFB

Pad

Space Launch Complex 1E

Launch Service Provider

United States Air Force logo

United States Air Force

Vehicle

Thor DM-21 Agena-B image

Thor DM-21 Agena-B

Mission

KH-5 2

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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