1966-118A
FTV 2731 (Mission 7161) was launched into a 486 x 496 km, 75.0 deg orbit. The 75 degree inclination was used by all subsequent launches in Program 770. This ROB vehicle introduced the new LMSC/AIL MULTIGROUP series, according to AFTRACK document 33 and the SIGINT Story, with a design life of 30 days and capability in the 125 MHz - 12.4 GHz range. The payload operated for five months. The spacecraft bus for this mission was similar to earlier flights, except for the new SIGINT instrumentation.
| FTV 2731 (OPS 1584) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Dec 29 | 1200:06 | Launch by TA Thor Agena D | V SLC2W |
| 1201:11 | Castor sep (T+1:05) | ||
| 1202:37 | Thor MECO (T+2:31) | ||
| 1202:46 | Thor VECO (T+2:40) | ||
| 1202:53 | Thor Sep (T+2:47) | ||
| 1203:28 | Agena burn (T+3:22) | ||
| 1207:27 | Agena MECO (T+7:21) | ||
| 1300? | Agena burn 2 | ||
| 1300? | Agena MECO | 94.45 498 x 506 x 75.03 (VCR) | |
| 94.41 486 x 496 x 75.0 (RAE) | |||
| 1966 Dec 29 | 1433 | 94.40 484 x 494 x 75.0 (TLE) | |
| 1967 May | End of operations | ||
| 1968 Jan 30 | 1700 | 93.66 448 x 458 x 75.03 (RAE) | |
| 1968 Aug 31 | 0500 | 92.91 413 x 419 x 75.03 (RAE) | |
| 1969 Apr 5 | 1228? | Reentered | |
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