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Strawman 2
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D · Government/Top Secret
1969Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USAF
- Rocket
- Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 1W
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2