RocketThor SLV-2 Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC2W
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 31, 1967, 09:30
- Launch designation
- 1967-053
- Mission
- NRL PL160
- Flight name
- POPPY 5/NRL Comp 6
- Vehicle flight ID
- 443/2704
- Flight code
- TAG142/COMIC STRIP
- Year
- Launches in 1967
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 937 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.371 t
- Payloads
- 9
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calsphere IV | 1967-053ANORAD 2826 | Naval Research Lab | Calibration | 5 kg | In orbit |
| GGSE 4 | 1967-053CNORAD 2828 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 85 kg | In orbit |
| GGSE 5 | 1967-053DNORAD 2834 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 105 kg | In orbit |
| Timation I | 1967-053ENORAD 2847 | Naval Research Lab | Navigation | 39 kg | In orbit |
| Calsphere III | 1967-053FNORAD 2872 | Naval Research Lab | Calibration | 3 kg | In orbit |
| NRL PL151 | 1967-053GNORAD 2873 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 52 kg | In orbit |
| NRL PL153 | 1967-053HNORAD 2874 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 77 kg | In orbit |
| SURCAL 6? | 1967-053JNORAD 2909 | Naval Research Lab | Calibration | 5 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 17, 2025 |
| NRL Payload? | 1967-053B | Naval Research Lab | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.