Tuesday, July 26, 1988

Corona 143

 1971-076A


KH-4B Mission 1115 was launched on 1971 Sep 10 by Thorad Agena D from Vandenberg. The satellite carried the J-3 camera system, two recoverable capsules, and the Doppler Beacon 6 payload. Film ran out on rev 300, ending photography for the mission, which included test images of LAX airport. Both SRVs were recovered.


KH-4B Mission 1115 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1971 Sep 10  2132:56 Launch by LTTAT Agena D  V SLC3W 
 2134 Castor sep 
 2136 Thor sep 
 2137  Agena burn 
 2141  Agena MECO 
 2230   88.48 154 x 248 x 74.95 (OE) 
 2303?  Elint subsatellite ejected 
1971 Sep 11  0127  88.49 154 x 250 x 74.95 (OE) 
1971 Sep 11  1430?  88.48 156 x 244 x 75.0 (RAE) 
1971 Sep    88.3 157 x 234 x 74.9 (SATCAT) 
1971 Sep 14  2245  DMU 1 
1971 Sep 16  1133  DMU 2 
1971 Sep 17  2253?  SRV-1 ejected rev 115 
 2330  SRV-1 recovered mar rev 115 (PER) 22 44N 160 53W 
1971 Sep 18  0935  DMU 3 
1971 Sep 19  1429  DMU 4 
1971 Sep 21  0925  DMU 5 
1971 Sep 22  2323  DMU 6 
1971 Sep 24  0642  DMU 7 
1971 Sep 26  0547  DMU 8 
1971 Sep 27  0655  DMU 9 
1971 Sep 28  1918  DMU 10 
1971 Sep 29  2021? SRV2 ejected rev 309 
1971 Sep 29  2049 SRV-2 recovered  
 2102  SRV-2 recovered (PER p19) 22 00N 162 34W 
1971 Sep 30    88.3 169 x 221 x 74.9 (SSR) 
1971 Oct 1 DMU 11 fired 
1971 Oct 4 DMU 12 fired 
1971 Oct 5   DB-6 turned off 
1971 Oct 72204? CORONA/Agena reentered after 25d 

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