1966-018A
KH-4A Mission 1030 (CORONA 106, camera J-29) was launched on 1966 Mar 9 by TAT Agena D from Vandenberg into a 75 degree orbit. Mission 1030-1 was recovered on Mar 14 after 5 days; Mission 1030-2 continued for a further 5 days and was recovered on Mar 19. The mission observed the USSR and China, as well as N Vietnam, eastern Europe, Mali, Somalia and several Andean countries. Mission 1030-2 also looked at East Pakistan and Iraq.
| KH-4A Mission 1030 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Mar 9 | 2202:03 | Launch by Thor SLV-2A Agena D | V 75-3 pad 4 |
| 2203:08 | Castor sep (T+1:05) | ||
| 2204:32 | Thor MECO (T+2:29) | ||
| 2204:41 | Thor VECO (T+2:38) | ||
| 2204:47 | Thor sep (T+2:44) | ||
| 2204:53 | Agena burn (T+2:50) | ||
| 2208:53 | Agena MECO (T+6:50) | 90.71 181 x 441 x 75.04 (VCR) | |
| 1966 Mar 11 | 1700 | 91.0 178 x 432 x 75.0 (RAE) | |
| 1966 Mar 15 | 0020?? | SRV-1 ejected rev 81 | |
| 1966 Mar 15 | 0102 | SRV-1 recovered midair | |
| 23 26N 168 37W | |||
| 1966 Mar 15 | 90.5 180 x 419 x 75.0 (SSR) | ||
| 1966 Mar 19 | 2200?? | Fairing ejected | |
| 1966 Mar 19 | 2200?? | SRV-2 ejected rev 159 | |
| 1966 Mar 19 | 2235 | SRV-2 recovered midair | |
| 22 42N 148 14W | |||
| 1966 Mar 29 | 1800? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
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