1964-087 Success

Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Quill 1

Dec 21, 1964, 07:08 PM UTC

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Launch Overview

Vehicle

Thor SLV-2A Agena D

Agency

United States Air Force

Site / Pad

V / 75-1-1

Outcome

Success

Flight

425/2355

COSPAR Designator

1964-087

Mission

Quill 1 (Government/Top Secret)

This Quill mission was the first radar reconnaissance sat developed by the NRO in the P-40 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) proof-of-concept program.

Vehicle & Provider

Rocket

Thor SLV-2A Agena D

Provider

United States Air Force

Agency launches

231 (56 YTD)

Site launches

159 (42 YTD)

Pad launches

20 (6 YTD)

Payloads (8)

Piece Name Owner State Track
1964-087 SRV NRO/CIA US
1964-087 Star 12 NRO/CIA US
1964-087 Castor 1 USAF
1964-087 Castor 1 USAF
1964-087 Castor 1 USAF
1964-087 Thor DSV-2C 425 USAF
1964-087A QUILL NRO/SAFSP US Track
1964-087A Agena D AFSSD US