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United States Air ForceThor SLV-2 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Poppy 6A,B,C,D

Launched

March 9, 1965

Launch Successful

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Summary

Poppy 6A,B,C,D launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 9, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 243rd launch, 12th this year and humanity's 413th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). EGRS III, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 916 × 944 km orbit inclined 70.1°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Thor SLV-2 Agena D · United States Air Force
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
6th Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 243rd launch12th this yearhumanity's 413th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

70.1°Inclination
916 × 944 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
103.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
158.2°Ascending node
22500 d agoElement epoch1965-03-10 02:26 UTC · stale

EGRS III · NORAD 1208 · 1965-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
SECOR 3
Object ID
1965-016E
Epoch
1965-03-10 02:26:27 UTC
Mean motion
13.91542542 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0019045
Inclination
70.0936°
Ascending node
158.1711°
Arg. of perigee
267.664°
Mean anomaly
92.1179°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
5
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

11 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 8 still in orbit

  • EGRS III · NORAD 1208 · in orbit
  • GGSE 2 · NORAD 1244
  • GREB 6 · NORAD 1271 · in orbit
  • Dodecapole I · NORAD 1272 · in orbit
  • SR 7B · NORAD 1291 · in orbit
  • GGSE 3 · NORAD 1292
  • OSCAR 3 · NORAD 1293 · in orbit
  • SURCAL 4 · NORAD 1310 · re-entered March 27, 1981

Agena D 2701 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

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Map of Space Launch Complex 2W

Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

15th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 165th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

86 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Poppy 6A,B,C,D launch?

Poppy 6A,B,C,D launched on March 9, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Poppy 6A,B,C,D?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Poppy 6A,B,C,D?

Thor SLV-2 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2 Agena D spec sheet

Where did Poppy 6A,B,C,D launch from?

Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

What orbit did Poppy 6A,B,C,D reach?

EGRS III, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 916 × 944 km orbit inclined 70.1°.

How many satellites did Poppy 6A,B,C,D launch?

8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).