1966-009A
FTV 2703 (Mission 7160, Ferret 9) was the last Ferret to be launched into an 82 degree orbit. It was the last F-2 ferret and carried a Group 3-D digital payload which operated for 7 months. Mission was to update the Radar Order of Battle in various frequency bands, with an additional limited capability for general search. Mission 7159 was cancelled, partly because it was duplicated by P-11 flights 7311 and 7312.
An auxiliary payload, SETTER, was a followon to BIRD DOG. It uses relative phase measurements to locate S-band emitters.
| FTV 2703 (OPS 1439) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Feb 9 | 1945:01 | Launch by TA Thor Agena D | V 75-1 Pad 2 |
| 1946 | Castor sep | ||
| 1947:32 | Thor MECO (T+2:31) | ||
| 1947:41 | Thor VECO (T+2:40) | ||
| 1947:45 | Thor sep (T+2:44) | ||
| 1948:23 | Agena burn (T+3:22) | ||
| 1952:23 | Agena MECO (T+7:22) | ||
| 2035? | Agena burn 2 | ||
| 2035? | Agena MECO | 94.85 522 x 534 x 82.08 (VCR) | |
| 1966 Feb 10 | 0000 | 94.83 508 x 512 x 82.1 (RAE) | |
| 1966 Feb 11 | 0110 | 94.73 502 x 508 x 82.1 | |
| 1966 Sep | End of operations | ||
| 1968 Jan 9 | 0000 | 94.06 471 x 474 x 82.1 (RAE) | |
| 1968 Nov 15 | 1200 | 93.21 429 x 433 x 82.1 (RAE) | |
| 1969 Sep 26 | 1828? | Reentered | |
Payload:
- Ferret payload, wideband digital, Group 3. 640-8330 MHz in 4 bands; on orbit digitizer and analog backup.
- SETTER I antenna, LTV E-Systems 2.68-2.94 GHz; operated 41 days Six circular horn antennas for interferometric emitter location.
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