United States Air Force

Strawman 3

Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, August 26, 1970 · 10:01 UTC

Mission

/01

The Strawman series of ELINT/SIGINT satellites, known for decades only as "Heavy Ferrets", are the fourth variation of Agena-based ELINT satellites. These satellites were designed to detect, map and investigate SAM and ABM radars.

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

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

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