1970-098A
KH-4B Mission 1112 (CORONA 140) was launched on 1970 Nov 18 by Thorad Agena D from Vandenberg into an 83 deg inclination orbit. The forward and aft constant rotator panoramic cameras were units number 300 and 301, the qualification prototype J-3 units refurbished for flight - the system was designated QR-2R and it carried a load of both 3414 and 3404 type film. The satellite carried APL's Doppler Beacon 3 supplementary geodetic payload. Both SRVs were recovered. A study of this mission's imagery compared with earlier flights recommended that in future lower perigees of 148-167 km be used to increase the scale.
This was the first CORONA Agena to use High Density Acid and Hyperzine-300 instead of IRFNA/UDMH.
| KH-4B Mission 1112 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Nov 18 | 2128:00 | Launch by LTTAT Agena D | V SLC3W |
| 2129 | Castor sep | ||
| 2131 | Thor sep | ||
| 2132 | Agena burn | ||
| 2136 | Agena MECO | ||
| 2302? | Elint subsatellite ejected | ||
| 1970 Nov 18 | 2354 | 88.50 175 x 225 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 20 | 1609 | DMU-1 burn | |
| 1970 Nov 21 | 0000 | 88.70 185 x 232 x83.0 (RAE) | |
| 0037 | 88.63 183 x 230 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Nov | 88.50 180 x 227 x 82.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1970 Nov 22 | 0739 | 88.55 181 x 224 x 83.0 | |
| 2225 | 88.50 179 x 221 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Nov 23 | 0445 | DMU-2 burn | |
| 1970 Nov 23 | 1143 | 88.62 178 x 234 x 83.0 | |
| 2332 | 88.58 179 x 229 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Nov 24 | 2310 | 88.50 176 x 224 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 26 | 0014 | 88.41 175 x 217 x 83.0 | |
| 0700 | DMU-3 burn | ||
| 2352 | 88.59 179 x 230 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Nov 27 | 1013 | 88.56 179 x 227 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 27 | 1809 | SRV-1 recovered rev 147 (PER) - Incorrect | |
| 2230? | SRV-1 ejected | ||
| 2309 | SRV-1 recovered - Rev 147 | ||
| 18 10 N 153 45 W | |||
| 1970 Nov 28 | 0616 | DMU-4 burn | |
| 1970 Nov 28 | 0950 | 88.66 181 x 235 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 30 | 0610 | 88.51 176 x 226 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Nov 30 | 88.5 172 x 236 x 83.0 (SSR) | ||
| 1970 Dec 1 | 1041 | DMU-5 burn | |
| 1970 Dec 2 | 0525 | 88.61 175 x 236 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Dec 4 | 1246 | DMU-6 burn | |
| 1970 Dec 4 | 1628 | 88.65 167 x 247 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Dec 6 | 0142 | DMU-7 burn | |
| 1970 Dec 6 | 0355 | 88.77 165 x 262 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Dec 7 | 1100 | 88.65 167 x 247 x 83.0 | |
| 1970 Dec 7 | 2148? | SRV-2 ejected rev 309 | |
| 1970 Dec 7 | |||
| 2214 | SRV-2 air catch (MS/TA) | ||
| 2224 | SRV-2 air catch (PerfER) | ||
| 2224 | SRV-2 on board (PRSR 70) | ||
| 2244 | SRV-2 recovered (PER) | ||
| 2249 | 88.59 164 x 245 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Dec 8 | 1632 | 88.47 162 x 235 x 83.0 | |
| 1800? | DMU-8 burn | ||
| 1970 Dec 9 | 0422 | 88.72 161 x 261 x 83.0 | |
| 1612 | 88.64 159 x 254 x 83.0 | ||
| 1970 Dec 11 | 1352 | 87.36 88 x 199 x 83.0 | |
| 1604? | CORONA/Agena reentered | ||
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