RocketThor SLV-2A Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-1-2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- February 9, 1966, 19:45
- Launch designation
- 1966-009
- Mission
- Ferret 9
- Flight name
- OPS 1439
- Vehicle flight ID
- 428/2703
- Flight code
- TAG126/IRON BACK
- Year
- Launches in 1966
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 514 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.6 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 1439 | 1966-009ANORAD 1997 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 600 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Sep 26, 1969 |
| SETTER I | 1966-009A | 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.