Thor DM-21 Agena-B | KH-5 5
Status: Success | Launched: May 15, 1962 19:36 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Thor DM-21 Agena-B — Thor family
Mission
KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Space Launch Complex 1E
- Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-06T21:02:13.006858+00:00.