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Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateAug 19, 2026
Time (UTC)03:46 AM UTC
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Strawman 4
Thorad SLV-2H Agena DUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 1W
Friday, July 16, 1971 · 10:49 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadStrawman 4
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 1W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.757°N
- Longitude
- 120.630°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
10:49 AM UTC - 10:49 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
