United States Air Force
Poppy 9A,B,C,D
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, December 14, 1971 · 12:13 UTC
Mission
/01Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Variant: SLV-2G Agena D
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.757° N, 120.630° W
56
Pad Launches
375
Location Launches
563
Agency Launches
125
Orbital This Year