Tuesday, July 22, 1980
Friday, July 4, 1980
Corona 52
1962-050
Mission 9045 was the second low inclination (65 degree) flight, also targeted to Kamchatka. It was launched on 1962 Sep 29 by Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. Agena 1154 orbital mass was 1276 kg. This mission marked the first use of the stellar camera. Spacecraft 1154 suffered from attitude control problems, and numerous camera light leaks. The SRV was recovered after 3 days on rev 48 in an airborne recovery. The lifeboat mode was used to recover the SRV because of the stability problems.
| KH-4 Mission 9045 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Sep 29 | 2334:50 | Launch by Thor Agena D | V Pad 2 |
| 2337 | Thor MECO (T+2:26) | ||
| 2337 | Thor VECO (T+2:35) | ||
| 2337 | Thor sep (T+2:44) | ||
| 2338 | Agena burn (T+3:18) | ||
| 2342 | Agena cutoff (T+7:15) | 90.3 196 x 385 x 65.44 (VCR) | |
| 1962 Sep 30 | 0334 | 90.31 191 x 388 x 65.41 | |
| 1962 | 90.3 190 x 388 x 65.4 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 Oct 1 | 1110 | 90.23 200x 371 x 65.37 | |
| 1962 Oct 1 | 1200 | 90.30 203 x 376 x 65.40 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Oct 3 | 0115? | SRV sep | |
| 1962 Oct 3 | 0205 | SRV recovered, rev 49 at 18 07N 152 15W | |
| 1962 Oct 3 | 2319 | 90.13 197 x 364 x 65.4 | |
| 1962 Oct 10 | 1347 | 89.07 197 x 260 x 65.40 | |
| 1962 Oct 10 | 1900 | 89.08 196 x 262 x 65.40 (RAE) | |
| 1962 Oct | 89.1 197 x 260 x 65.4 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 Oct 14 | Reentered | ||
Thursday, July 3, 1980
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