Hayloft Aftrack 37, or Mission 7210 was an ELINT/SIGINT payload in the Aftrack program.
While most Aftrack payloads were integrated in the Agena stage, which was part of an reconnaissance satellite, the Hayloft payload used a free flying Agena stage which was used to orbit some Poppy satellites.
Hayloft acted as a testbed for the AMIE recorder and KW-26 encryptor to be used later on P-698BK payloads. The SIGINT payload was used for detecting ABM radars.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | ELINT, SIGINT |
| Operator: | |
| Contractors: | |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Instruments on upper stage |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | 906 km × 932 km, 69.91° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayloft (Aftrack 37, Mission 7210) | 1964-001A | 11.01.1964 | Va 75-3-5 | Thor-SLV2A Agena-D | with Poppy 3A (Solrad 7A), Poppy 3B, Poppy 3C (GGSE 1), SECOR 1 |
