1962-046
KH-4 Mission 9043 was launched by Thor Agena B on 1962 Sep 17. It entered a high apogee 207 x 670 km x 81.9 deg orbit compared to the planned 207 x 446 km x 82.6 deg one. The SRV was recovered after a one day flight as a test of improvements to the recovery procedure. The capping shutter had malfunctioned and there was slight corona and radiation fog on the photos but the photos were of satisfactory quality.
| KH-4 Mission 9043 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Sep 17 | 2346:18 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V Pad 4 |
| 2348 | Thor MECO (T+2:27) | ||
| 2348 | Thor VECO (T+2:36) | ||
| 2348 | Thor sep (T+2:46) | ||
| 2349 | Agena burn (T+3:13) | ||
| 2353 | Agena cutoff (T+7:16) | 93.32 207 x 670 x 81.76 (VCR) | |
| ERS 2 failed to separate | |||
| 1962 Sep 18 | 0046 | 93.37 201 x 677 x 81.87 | |
| 1962 Sep 19 | 93.3 204 x 668 x 81.8 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 Sep 19 | 0210? | SRV sep after 1.10d, rev 17 | |
| 0255 | SRV recovered from air | ||
| 1962 Sep 19 | 1059 | 93.20 196 x 672 x 81.83 | |
| 1962 Sep 20 | 1200 | 93.33 204 x 668 x 81.84 | |
| 1962 Sep 21 | 0631 | 93.12 192 x 662 x 81.83 | |
| 1962 Oct 17 | 1430 | 91.87 196 x 533 x 81.84 | |
| 1962 Nov 7 | 1430 | 90.09 191 x 363 x 81.84 | |
| 1962 Nov 12 | 88.1 179 x 179 x 81.8 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1962 Nov 17 | 2340 | 88.06 178 x 178 x 81.83 | |
| 1962 Nov 19 | 0400? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
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