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United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2G Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Poppy 9A,B,C,D
Launched
December 14, 1971
Image: NASA
Summary
Poppy 9A,B,C,D launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2G Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 14, 1971. It was United States Air Force's 563rd launch, 27th this year and humanity's 1,296th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thorad SLV-2G Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 30th Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 563rd launch27th this yearhumanity's 1,296th orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 5 still in orbit
- OPS 7898 P/L 1 · NORAD 5678 · in orbit
- OPS 7898 P/L 2 · NORAD 5680 · in orbit
- OPS 7898 P/L 3 · NORAD 5681 · in orbit
- OPS 7898 P/L 4 · NORAD 5682 · in orbit
Agena D 2707 · 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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 3rd this year · 375th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Poppy 9A,B,C,D launch?
Poppy 9A,B,C,D launched on December 14, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Poppy 9A,B,C,D?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Poppy 9A,B,C,D?
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2G Agena D spec sheet
Where did Poppy 9A,B,C,D launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Poppy 9A,B,C,D going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Poppy 9A,B,C,D launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).