Friday, August 12, 1994

Corona 98

 1965-067A


Mission 1023-1 operated from 1965 Aug 17 to 22, follwed by Mission 1023-2 from Aug 22 to Aug 26. The forward camera shut down for a period during the second mission (rev 103-132). The satellite was launched by TA Thor Agena D from PALC-1-1. (The official VAFB history office launch list designates the launch complex at that time as PALC-1, but the contemporary Launch Summary for the flight records it as ``South Vandenberg Complex I''.


KH-4A Mission 1023 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1965 Aug 17  2059:57 Launch by TA Thor Agena D  V PALC-I Pad 1 
 2100:52  Castor sep (T+0:55) 
 2102:26  Thor MECO (T+2:29) 
 2102:35  Thor VECO (T+2:38) 
 2102:40  Thor sep (T+2:43) 
 2102:47  Agena burn (T+2:50) 
 2106:48  Agena MECO (T+6:51)  90.55 186 x 427 x 70.0 (VCR) 
1965 Aug 19  2130  90.4 180 x 407 x 70.0 (RAE) 
1965 Aug 22  2300:05 SRV-1 ejected rev 81 
 2300:15  Retro 
 2300:27  T/C sep 
1965 Aug 22  2340?  SRV-1 recovered midair 
  22 33N 166 10W 
1965 Aug 24   Forward camera shut down rev 103 
1965 Aug 26   Forward camera reactivated rev 132 
1965 Aug 26  2147:05 SRV-2 ejected rev 144 
 2147:28  T/C sep 
1965 Aug 26  2220? SRV-2 recovered midair 
  25 49N 164 36W 
1965 Sep 1    90.3 179 x 389 x 70.0 (SSR) 
1965 Sep 15    90.7 206 x 405 x 70.0 (SSR) 
1965 Sep 18  0730   90.33 200 x 381 x 70.0 
1965 Sep 30    90.3 201 x 351 x 70.0 (SSR) 
1965 Oct 8  0230   88.83 176 x 255 x 70.0 (RAE) 
1965 Oct 11  0630?  CORONA/Agena reentered 

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