NSSDCA ID: P11
KH-6 8000 was a USAF very high resolution surveillance satellite launched from Vandenberg AFB aboard a Thor-Agena rocket. It was the first of three Key-Hole LANYARD launches. The initial stimulus for this very high resolution was suspected ABM sites around Leningrad. This mission was a failure because the Agena guidance system failed.
Launch Date: 1963-03-18
Launch Vehicle: Thor-Agena
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, United States
Mass: 1500 kg
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