United States Air ForceThor SLV-2 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
MRPV
Launched
September 2, 1965
Image: USAF
Summary
MRPV launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 2, 1965. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 280th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 472nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor SLV-2 Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 7th Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 280th launch49th this yearhumanity's 472nd orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
MRPV (Multi Research Payload Vehicle) was a satellite which carried 21 experiments for the USAF.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34th launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 3rd this year · 186th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did MRPV launch?
MRPV launched on September 2, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch MRPV?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched MRPV?
Thor SLV-2 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2 Agena D spec sheet
Where did MRPV launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was MRPV going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.