1963-048A
Mission 9061 (CORONA 74) was the second to last MURAL flight and the last CORONA mission to use the standard (no strapons) Thor Agena D launch vehicle. It was also the first CORONA launched from Point Arguello, as Operation DRY DUNE (Ops 2260). Mass was 1375 kg. Agena burn was 7 sec long to make up for low thrust.
After 5 days, on rev 83, SRV separation was commanded, but did not occur. The USGS Web page reports that the SRV separated from the satellite but remained in orbit; the CORONA program summary says the SRV `did not eject properly'. This curious phrasing suggested that it did eject, but possibly in the wrong direction: however, no separate object was tracked in the NORAD satellite catalog.
| KH-4 Mission 9061 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Nov 27 | 2115:40 | Launch by Thor Agena D | PALC I Pad 1 |
| 2117 | Thor MECO (T+2:26) | ||
| 2117 | Thor VECO (T+2:35) | ||
| 2117 | Thor sep (T+2:39) | ||
| 2117 | Agena burn (T+2:49) | ||
| 2122 | Agena MECO (T+7:01) | 90.17 182 x 392 x 69.99 (VCR) | |
| 1963 Nov 27 | 2214 | 90.03 183 x 369 x 69.93 | |
| 1963 Nov 28 | 0715 | 90.12 174 x 387 x 70.02 | |
| 1963 Nov 30 | 90.2 175 x 386 x 70.0 (RAE) | ||
| 1963 Dec 1 | 90.0 182 x 368 x 69.6 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Dec 2 | 2255? | SRV failed to separate rev 81 | |
| 1963 Dec 3 | 2053 | 89.93 173 x 369 x 69.93 | |
| 1963 Dec 5 | 0722 | 89.78 178 x 349 x 69.94 | |
| 1963 Dec 8 | 88.5 156 x 245 x 70.0 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Dec 13 | 2044 | 88.50 155 x 245 x 70.0 | |
| 1963 Dec 15 | 0500? | CORONA 74/Agena 1172/SRV reentered | |
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