1968-065A
KH-4B Mission 1104 (CORONA 127) was launched by Thorad Agena D from Vandenberg on 1968 Aug 7, while tension between the USSR and Czechoslovakia over the Prague Spring was coming to a head. The first SRV was recovered around Aug 17 or so and showed no obvious evidence of the coming invasion, while the other SRV was returned to Earth after the Aug 21 invasion of Czechoslovakia. Mission 1104 also tested an SO-180 infrared film, including test exposures of Vandenberg AFB from space.
| KH-4B Mission 1104 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Aug 7 | 2136:55 | Launch by LTTAT Agena D | V SLC3W |
| 2137 | Castor sep | ||
| 2139 | Thor sep | ||
| 2140 | Agena burn | ||
| 2144 | Agena MECO | ||
| 1968 Aug 8 | 0002 | 88.66 158 x 257 x 82.1 | |
| 1968 Aug | 88.7 160 x 259 x 82.1 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1968 Aug 9 | 1700 | 88.60 152 x 257 x 82.1 (RAE) | |
| 1968 Aug 9 | 1725 | 88.56 158 x 258 x 82.1 | |
| 1968 Aug 10 | 1405 | 88.46 151 x 245 x 82.1 | |
| 1700? | DMU-1 burn rev 46 | ||
| 2256 | 88.43 151 x 242 x 82.1 | ||
| 1968 Aug 11 | 1343 | 88.51 151 x 250 x 82.1 | |
| 1968 Aug 12 | 0300? | DMU-2 burn rev 69 | |
| 1968 Aug 12 | 0428 | 88.45 152 x 244 x 82.1 | |
| 1968 Aug 13 | 2300? | DMU-3 burn rev 99 | |
| 1968 Aug 14 | 1532 | 88.54 152 x 252 x 82.1 | |
| 1968 Aug 14 | 2324? | SRV-1 ejected | |
| 1968 Aug 15 | 0004 | SRV-1 recovered rev 115 | |
| 25 47N 162 28W | |||
| 1968 Aug 15 | 0300? | DMU-4 burn rev 117 | |
| 1968 Aug 15 | 88.4 149 x 253 x 82.0 (SSR) | ||
| 1968 Aug 16 | 1100? | DMU-5 burn rev 139 | |
| 1968 Aug 17 | 0300? | DMU-6 burn rev 150 | |
| 1968 Aug 17 | 1127 | 88.63 145 x 268 x 82.1 | |
| 1553 | 88.60 142 x 269 x 82.1 | ||
| 1968 Aug 18 | 0045 | 88.54 145 x 258 x 82.1 | |
| 1400? | DMU-7 burn rev 174 | ||
| 1659 | 88.49 146 x 253 x 82.1 | ||
| 2125 | 88.56 146 x 260 x 82.1 | ||
| 1968 Aug 19 | 1900? | DMU-8 burn rev 194 | |
| 1968 Aug 20 | 0000 | 88.51 137 x 264 x 82.1 | |
| 1614 | 88.49 140 x 259 x 82.1 | ||
| 2000? | DMU-9 burn rev 211 | ||
| 1968 Aug 22 | 0600? | DMU-10 burn rev 234 | |
| 1968 Aug 22 | 2154? | SRV-2 ejected | |
| 1968 Aug 22 | 2230 | SRV-2 recovered rev 244 | |
| 18 42N 156 27W | |||
| 1968 Aug 22 | 2230? | DMU-11 rev 244 | |
| 1968 Aug 22 | 2253 | 88.51 147 x 254 x 82.1 | |
| 1968 Aug 22 | 2300? | H timer off, rev 245 | |
| 1968 Aug 23 | 1212 | 88.67 149 x 268 x 82.1 | |
| 1968 Aug 25 | 1124 | 88.18 138 x 231 x 82.1 | |
| 1968 Aug 26 | 1942 | 87.82 135 x 198 x 82.1 | |
| 1968 Aug 27 | 0824? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
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