Friday, June 26, 1981
Wednesday, June 24, 1981
Monday, June 22, 1981
Corona 70
1963-035A
Agena D spacecraft 1169 was used for KH-5 Mission 9058A. As well as the ARGON mapping camera, 9058A carried a cosmic ray detector and a subsatellite listed in the SATCAT as `0.1 SQ METER TARGET'. ARGON 9 was launched on 1963 Aug 29 by a Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. Orbital mass was 1201 kg. The SRV was recovered in mid-air after 3 days of flight completing the most successful ARGON flight so far.
| KH-5 Mission 9058A | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Aug 29 | 2031:04 | Launch by Thor Agena D | V Pad 5 |
| 2033 | Thor MECO (T+2:27) | ||
| 2033 | Thor VECO (T+2:36) | ||
| 2033 | Thor sep (T+2:40) | ||
| 2034 | Agena burn (T+3:09) | ||
| 2038:16 | Agena MECO (T+7:12) | 90.8 301 x 334 x 81.8 (VCR) | |
| 1963 Aug 29? | Deploy target subsatellite | 92.0 315 x 422 x 81.9 (SATCAT, 35B) | |
| 1963 Aug 30 | 0332 | 90.69 280 x 336 x 81.8 | |
| 1963 Aug 31 | 1854 | 90.68 296 x 319 x 81.9 | |
| 1963 Sep 1 | 2107? | SRV deorbit rev 48 | |
| 2142? | SRV recovered over Pacific after 3.1d | ||
| 1963 Sep 1 | Deb 1963-35D reentered | ||
| 1963 Sep 2 | Deb 1963-35C reentered | ||
| 1963 Sep 2 | 2250? | SRV deorbit rev 65 | |
| 2330 | SRV recovered | ||
| 1963 Sep 3 | 0000 | 90.80 292 x 324 x 81.9 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Sep 3 | 0123 | 90.68 291 x 324 x 81.9 | |
| 1963 Oct 22 | 0230 | 90.00 261 x 287 x 81.9 (RAE) | |
| 1963 | 87.9 165 x 165 x 81.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Nov 5 | 0754 | 88.48 199 x 199 x 81.9 | |
| 1963 Nov 7 | 1200? | CORONA 70/Agena 1169 reentered | |
Tuesday, June 2, 1981
Corona 111
1966-072A
KH-4A Mission 1036 (CORONA 111) saw the introduction of a new launch vehicle, the Long Tank Thrust Augmented Thor Agena D. The LTTAT, also known as Thorad, was delivered by McDonnell Douglas to USAF in June of 1966, and took off from Vandenberg on Aug 9, placing the KH-4A payload into a retrograde 100 degree inclination orbit. The KH-4A mission had an unusually long duration, with SRV-1 recovered after 7 days and and SRV-2 operating for a further 6 days before recovery. This mission may be the first J-2 model,although the J-2 designation was not used in most documents. The J-2 proposal, reportedly not approved, used Thorad/Agena, had a 14 day lifetime, and could incorporate the OAS orbit adjust system kit. All of these enhancements apply to the later J-1 missions.
| KH-4A Mission 1036 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Aug 9 | 2046:03 | Launch by Thorad Agena D | V SLC1W |
| 2047:45 | Castor II SRMs sep (T+1:42) | ||
| 2049:40 | Thor MECO (T+3:37) | ||
| 2049:49 | Thor VECO (T+3:46) | ||
| 2049:55 | Thor sep (T+3:52) | ||
| 2050:01 | Agena burn (T+3:58) | ||
| 2054:03 | Agena MECO (T+8:00) | 89.46 193 x 305 x 100.11 (VCR) | |
| 1966 Aug 10 | 0212 | 89.38 191 x 296 x 100.1 | |
| 1966 Aug 11 | 0501 | 89.32 188 x 294 x 100.1 | |
| 1966 Aug 12 | 0451 | 89.30 188 x 291 x 100.1 | |
| 1966 Aug 13 | 2232 | 89.25 187 x 286 x 100.1 | |
| 1966 Aug 15 | 89.4 193 x 239 x 100.12 (SSR) | ||
| 1966 Aug 15 | 0230 | 89.35 194 x 287 x 100.12 (RAE) | |
| 1966 Aug 15 | 0249 | 89.21 188 x 282 x 100.12 | |
| 1966 Aug 16 | 2157 | 89.16 189 x 276 x 100.11 | |
| 1966 Aug 17 | 2357? | SRV-1 ejected rev 115 | |
| 1966 Aug 17 | 0034 | SRV-1 recovered midair | |
| 22 46N 168 02 W | |||
| 1966 Aug 21 | Rev 211 film supply depleted | ||
| 1966 Aug 22 | 0003? | SRV-2 ejected rev 212 | |
| 1966 Aug 23 | 0015 | SRV-2 recovered midair | |
| 22 31.0 N 165 58W | |||
| 1966 Aug 31 | 89.0 185 x 246 x 100.1 (SSR) | ||
| 1966 Sep 12 | CORONA/Agena reentered | ||