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POPPY 1/NRL Comp 2
completed
Launch 1962 B TAU
Launched 12/13/1962
LEO
Service G
Sat LEO O
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
6 payloads
Calsphere 1
retired
Technology Demonstration
LEO
Injun III
retired
Science Exploration
LEO
NRL PL120
retired
Signals Intelligence
LEO
NRL PL121
retired
Signals Intelligence
LEO
SURCAL 2
retired
Technology Demonstration
LEO
WILD BILL 2
retired
Signals Intelligence
LEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
12/13/1962
Launch ID
1962 B TAU
Launch Profile
Sat LEO O
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Space Systems Command
Launch Vehicle
Thor Agena D
Launch Site
Complex 75-1, Pad 1, Vandenberg AFB (Vandenberg AFB, California)
US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
6
Payload Status
retired 6
Payload Mission Types
Signals Intelligence 3 / Technology Demonstration 2 / Science Exploration 1
Track