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1961 · United States Air Force

KH-5 2

successThor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 2

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

Overview

Date / time: April 8, 1961 at 07:21 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 1E
Mission: KH-5 2
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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