1964-048A
The final ARGON satellite, CORONA flight 84, carried the Starflash 1B optical beacon and the mission (9066A) was similar to the previous flight. Mass was 1325 kg. OPS 2739 was launched by TAT Agena D from complex 75-1 on 1964 Aug 21. The SRV was recovered from the 115 deg orbit on the 96th orbit. The CORONA program history reports that this mission was the first to carry an OAS solid rocket motor.
| KH-5 Mission 9066A | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Aug 21 | 1545 | Launch by TAT Agena D | V 75-1 Pad 2 |
| 1546 | Castor sep (T+1:05) | ||
| 1547 | Thor MECO (T+2:28) | ||
| 1547 | Thor VECO (T+2:37) | ||
| 1547 | Thor sep (T+2:44) | ||
| 1548 | Agena burn (T+3:33) | ||
| 1552 | Agena MECO (T+7:38) | 91.72 364 x 382 x 114.97 (VCR) | |
| 1964 Aug 21 | 2251 | 91.66 339 x 372 x 115.0 | |
| 1964 Aug 22 | 0630 | 91.65 349 x 362 x 115.0 | |
| 1964 Aug 25 | 1430 | 91.60 349 x 363 x 115.0 (RAE) | |
| 1964 Aug | 91.7 351 x 363 x 114.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1964 Aug 27 | 1818? | SRV ejected | |
| 1855? | SRV recovered rev 96 | ||
| 1964 Aug 30 | 1425 | 91.36 330 x 352 x 115.0 | |
| 1964 Dec 5 | 1200 | 90.90 305 x 332 x 115.0 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Mar 27 | 0500 | 89.15 219 x 232 x 115.0 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Mar 29 | 88.45 195 x 200 x 115.0 | ||
| 1965 Mar 31 | 0740? | Reentered | |
