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 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
