RocketThor SLV-2A Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-3-5
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 18, 1963, 22:21
- Launch designation
- 1963-016
- Mission
- LANYARD 2
- Flight name
- CORONA 64/LANYARD 2
- Vehicle flight ID
- 364/1165
- Flight code
- TAG069/GATE LATCH
- Year
- Launches in 1963
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 507 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.6 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 0924 | 1963-016ANORAD 578 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 472 kg | Reentered attached to another object · May 27, 1963 |
| LPARL Aurora 1963b | 1963-016A | US Defense Atomic Support Agency | — | — | — |
| SRV 613 | 1963-016 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.