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Hitchhiker I

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Science ExplorationsuborbitalLaunched 3/18/1963

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1963-F03
Launch Vehicle: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Launch Date: 3/18/1963
Last Contact: 3/18/1963

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -169 km
Inclination: 74.9 deg
Dry Mass: 106 kg
Total Mass: 126 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: SCI
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

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