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QUILL

completedLaunch 1964-087
Launched 12/21/1964LEOService GSat LEO A
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
FTV 2355
retired
Earth Observation
LEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
12/21/1964
Launch ID
1964-087
Launch Profile
Sat LEO A
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Space Systems Command
Launch Vehicle
Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Launch Site
Complex 75-1, Pad 1, Vandenberg AFB (Vandenberg AFB, California)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 1
Track
Mentions
1
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Thor rockets flew missions with classified payloads such as the QUILL radar satellite and Program 989 signals intelligence satellites.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jul 1, 2024The little rocket that could: Thor in the early days at Vandenberg (part 2)