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1963 · United States Air Force

P-698BK Group 1-D 1

successThor DM-21 Agena-B | P-698BK Group 1-D 1

ELINT/SIGINT satellite using a tube-type F1 receiver with S-band horn antennas.

Overview

Date / time: January 16, 1963 at 09:59 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 1E
Mission: P-698BK Group 1-D 1
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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