RocketThor SLV-2 Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-1-2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- March 9, 1965, 18:29
- Launch designation
- 1965-016
- Mission
- Secor Type II S/N 1
- Flight name
- POPPY 4/NRL Comp 5
- Vehicle flight ID
- 419/2701
- Flight code
- TAG109/DEUCE SPOT
- Year
- Launches in 1965
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 947 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.251 t
- Payloads
- 8
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGRS III | 1965-016ENORAD 1208 | Army Map Service, US Army Corps of Engineers | Geodesy | 18 kg | In orbit |
| GGSE 2 | 1965-016BNORAD 1244 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 55 kg | Collided · May 3, 1965 |
| GREB 6 | 1965-016ANORAD 1271 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 48 kg | In orbit |
| Dodecapole I | 1965-016HNORAD 1272 | Naval Research Lab | Calibration | 4 kg | In orbit |
| SR 7B | 1965-016DNORAD 1291 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 47 kg | In orbit |
| GGSE 3 | 1965-016CNORAD 1292 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 59 kg | Collided · May 3, 1965 |
| OSCAR 3 | 1965-016FNORAD 1293 | Project OSCAR Inc. | Communications | 15 kg | In orbit |
| SURCAL 4 | 1965-016GNORAD 1310 | Naval Research Lab | Calibration | 5 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Mar 27, 1981 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.