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Kosmos 476
1972-011A
Kosmos-476 was a Tselina-D satellite launched from Plesetsk in Mar 1972 into a plane between the previous two satellites.
| Kosmos-476 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Mar 1 | 1115:00 | Launch by 8A92M | PL |
| 1120? | Blok-E burn | ||
| 1125? | Blok-E sep | ||
| 1972 Mar 5 | 2130 | 87.24 617 x 633 x 81.23 | |
Discoverer 9
1960-F01
Discoverer IX (Mission 9006) was launched on 1960 Feb 4, but its Thor stage shut down 17 seconds early, and then the Agena lost attitude control. Discoverer 9 plunged into the Pacific 600 km south of Vandenberg.
Flight 9 carried the first APL TOD system, with a doppler radio beacon for orbital determination using the Transit method, and an optical beacon observed by SAO cameras on the ground for comparison.
| KH-1 Mission 9006 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Feb 4 | 1852 | Launch by Thor Agena A | V |
| 1854 | Thor MECO (T+2:25) | ||
| 1854 | Thor VECO (T+2:35) | ||
| 1855 | Thor sep (T+2:59) | ||
| 1855 | Agena attitude control lost | ||
| 1856 | Agena burn (T+4:11) | ||
| 1856 | Agena cutoff (T+4:27) | ||
| Impact Pacific, 600 km S of VAFB | |||
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