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1963 · United States Air Force

KH-4 22

successThor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4 22

The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite.

Overview

Date / time: June 27, 1963 at 12:37 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 2W
Mission: KH-4 22
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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Payloads deployed · 2