RocketThor SLV-2A Agena B
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-3-5
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 29, 1963, 22:30
- Launch designation
- 1963-027
- Mission
- Ferret 4
- Flight name
- OPS 1440
- Vehicle flight ID
- 380/2314
- Flight code
- TAG073/BABY BLUE
- Year
- Launches in 1963
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 530 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.3 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 1440 | 1963-027ANORAD 613 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 439 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Oct 26, 1969 |
| PLYMOUTH ROCK 2 | 1963-027A | Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Special Projects (NRO Program A) | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.