Sunday, June 12, 1983

Discoverer 15

 1960-012


KH-1 Mission 9010 was launched on 1960 Sep 13 by Thor Agena A from Vandenberg. Mass was 810 kg. The SRV from Discoverer XV was ejected on Sep 15, but insufficient remaining control gas in the Agena meant that the capsule was not correctly oriented, and it landed in the Pacific 1500 km south of the planned zone near Kiribati/Christmas Island, at 08 10N 159 15W. 


KH-1 Mission 9010 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1960 Sep 13  2214  Launch by Thor Agena A  V Pad 5 
 2216  Thor MECO (T+2:42) 
 2216  Thor VECO (T+2:52) 
 2217  Thor sep (T+3:01) 
 2218  Agena burn (T+4:39) 
 2220  Agena cutoff (T+6:36) 
   94.23 199 x 761 x 80.9 (RAE) 
   201 x 763 x ? (VCR) 
   94.1 200 x 755 x 80.9 (SATCAT) 
1960 Sep 14  0048   94.17 200 x 756 x 80.9 
1960 Sep 14  1321   94.11 200 x 750 x 80.9 
1960 Sep 15  0052? SRV ejected 
 0053? SRV deorbit  -106? x 626? 
 0120? SRV landed in Pacific 
  SRV recovered near 20N 160W 
1960 Sep 15  2043   94.00 200 x 739 x 80.9 
1960 Sep 18  1119   93.70 200 x 710 x 80.90 
1960 Oct 3  0000   92.0 196 x 547 x 80.9 (RAE) 
1960 Oct 14  0000   90.0 180 x 366 x 80.9 (RAE) 
1960 Oct 16  1307   88.97 132 x 315 x 80.9 
1960 Oct 18  0200?  CORONA/Agena reentered 

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