1963-034A
The first KH-4A flight, mission 1001, was launched on 1963 Aug 25 as with Agena 1162. The first `bucket' of film was recovered on Aug 28, with some film being fogged. The attempt to use `zombie' mode in which CORONA was deactivated and later reactivated was unsuccessful. However, an object was cataloged in orbit which may represent the SRV-2 fairing. Orbital mass of Agena 1162 was 1605 kg; payload of J-1 was 639 kg on orbit implying a 966 kg Agena.
| KH-4A Mission 1001 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Aug 25 | 0029:58 | Launch by TA Thor Agena D | V Pad 4 |
| 0031 | Castor sep (T+1:10) | ||
| 0032 | Thor MECO (T+2:28) | ||
| 0032 | Thor VECO (T+2:37) | ||
| 0032 | Thor sep (T+2:41) | ||
| 0032 | Agena burn (T+2:51) | ||
| 0037 | Agena MECO (T+6:54) | 90.6 184 x 436 x 75.0 (VCR) | |
| 1963 Aug 25 | 2106 | 90.52 173 x 426 x 75.0 | |
| 1963 Aug 29 | Complete Mission 1001-1 | ||
| 1963 Aug 29 | |||
| 0235? | SRV-1 sep, deorbit | ||
| 0310 | SRV-1 recovered | ||
| Predicted impact 170W 24N | |||
| Zombie mode rev 70 | |||
| 1963 Aug 29? | Agena current inverter failed | ||
| 1963 Aug 31 | 90.21 168 x 401 x 75.0 | ||
| 1963 Sep 3 | Exit zombie mode rev 149; failed | ||
| Begin Mission 1001-2 | |||
| 1963 Sep 6 | 89.49 159 x 338 x 75.0 | ||
| 1963 Sep 6 | 0125 | Fairing eject | 148 x 280 x 75.0 |
| 1963 Sep 6 | 0126 | SRV-2 failed to eject (NRO-4A046) | |
| 1963 Sep 7 | 0700 | 89.4 161 x 320 x 75.01 | |
| 1963 Sep 12 | 1400? | CORONA/Agena D reentered | |
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