1969-065A
Ferret 14 was launched in 1969. The second STRAWMAN carried the standard THRESHER and REAPER payloads and the second CONVOY ABM study payload. CONVOY II (Mission 7239) was targeted at TI (technical intelligence) on DOG HOUSE, HEN HOUSE and the still-classified advanced ABM signal.
| OPS 8285 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Jul 31 | 1019 | Launch by LTTA Thor Agena D | V |
| 1020? | Castor II SRMs sep (T+1:42?) | ||
| 1022? | Thor MECO (T+3:37?) | ||
| 1022? | Thor VECO (T+3:46?) | ||
| 1022? | Thor sep (T+3:52?) | ||
| 1022? | Agena burn (T+3:58?) | ||
| 1027? | Agena MECO (T+8:00?) | -100? x 483 x 75.0 | |
| 1049? | Agena MES-2 | ||
| 1049? | Agena MECO-2 | ||
| 1969 Aug 1 | 1058 | 94.63 460 x 540 x 75.0 | |
| 1969 Oct 13 | Wideband recorder failed, EOB mode only | ||
| 1970 Feb 1 | 94.40 454 x 524 x 75.0 | ||
| 1970 Aug 23 | THRESHER and REAPER turned off | ||
| In caretaker status | |||
| 1971 Jul 26 | Battery 2 failed | ||
| 1971 Jul 27 | Switched off by command from Guam after 725 days | ||
| 1973 Jan 3 | 88.41 190 x 201 x 75.0 | ||
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