1964-030A
The ARGON 21 satellite, mission 9065A, was placed in a 350 km circular orbit at a record inclination of 115 degrees to the equator. (A 65 deg mission would apparently also have been acceptable to the planners, and it is not clear why this was not chosen). The mission required different paint patterns for thermal control. The inclination was chosen to give maximum area coverage for the ARGON mapping mission. Primary purpose was `long ties of northern hemisphere datums', with ties in the south as a secondary objective. In addition to the usual KH-5 camera system, it may have carried an optical flashing beacon (Starflash 1A) which was used as a geodetic beacon.
| KH-5 Mission 9065A | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Jun 13 | 1547 | Launch by TAT Agena D | V Pad 2 |
| 1548 | Castor sep (T+1:05) | ||
| 1549 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 1549 | Thor VECO (T+2:38) | ||
| 1549 | Thor sep (T+2:43) | ||
| 1550 | Agena burn (T+3:35) | ||
| 1554 | Agena MECO (T+7:40) | 91.82 365 x 370 x 114.98 (VCR) | |
| 1964 Jun 13 | 1945 | 91.66 343 x 368 x 115.1 | |
| 1964 Jun 14 | 1430 | 91.67 350 x 364 x 115.0 (RAE) | |
| 1964 Jun 14 | 1537 | 91.66 351 x 361 x 115.0 | |
| 1964 Jun 16 | 91.7 352 x 362 x 114.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1964 Jun 19 | 1818? | SRV ejected on rev 95 | -140? x 430? x 115.9 |
| 1964 Jun 19 | 1900 | SRV recovered, mid air | |
| 1964 Jul 4 | 1045 | 91.65 352 x 358 x 115.0 | |
| 1964 Jul 28 | 1941 | 91.61 347 x 359 x 115.0 | |
| 1964 Aug 7 | Deb 30B reentered | ||
| 1964 Nov 2 | 1200 | 91.34 334 x 348 x 115.0 (RAE) | |
| 1965 May 29 | 1900 | 88.75 205 x 218 x 115.0 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Jun 1 | 1750 | 88.12 175 x 187 x 115.0 | |
| 1965 Jun 2 | 2050? | ARGON/Agena reentered | |
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