Launch Overview
Vehicle
Thor Agena D
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / 75-1-1
Outcome
Failure
Flight
378/2353
COSPAR Designator
1963-021
Mission
Poppy 4A & 4B (Government/Top Secret)
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Thor Agena D
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
144 (18 YTD)
Site launches
96 (14 YTD)
Pad launches
11 (3 YTD)
Payloads (11)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-021 | Thor DM-21 378 | USAF | ||
| 1963-021 | Hammerhead Fairing | USAF | ||
| 1963-021 | Hammerhead Fairing | USAF | ||
| 1963-021A | AFTRACK 33/Mission 7216 | SAFSP | US | Track |
| 1963-021A | Agena D | AFSSD | US | |
| 1963-021B | Lofti 2B | NRL | US | Track |
| 1963-021C | POPPY 2 Alfa | NRO/NRL | US | Track |
| 1963-021D | POPPY 2 Bravo | NRO/NRL | US | Track |
| 1963-021E | POPPY 2 Charlie | NRO/NRL | US | Track |
| 1963-021F | SURCAL | NRL | US | Track |
| 1963-021G | deb USN satellite/Agena D | SAFSP | US | Track |