1963-035A
Agena D spacecraft 1169 was used for KH-5 Mission 9058A. As well as the ARGON mapping camera, 9058A carried a cosmic ray detector and a subsatellite listed in the SATCAT as `0.1 SQ METER TARGET'. ARGON 9 was launched on 1963 Aug 29 by a Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. Orbital mass was 1201 kg. The SRV was recovered in mid-air after 3 days of flight completing the most successful ARGON flight so far.
| KH-5 Mission 9058A | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Aug 29 | 2031:04 | Launch by Thor Agena D | V Pad 5 |
| 2033 | Thor MECO (T+2:27) | ||
| 2033 | Thor VECO (T+2:36) | ||
| 2033 | Thor sep (T+2:40) | ||
| 2034 | Agena burn (T+3:09) | ||
| 2038:16 | Agena MECO (T+7:12) | 90.8 301 x 334 x 81.8 (VCR) | |
| 1963 Aug 29? | Deploy target subsatellite | 92.0 315 x 422 x 81.9 (SATCAT, 35B) | |
| 1963 Aug 30 | 0332 | 90.69 280 x 336 x 81.8 | |
| 1963 Aug 31 | 1854 | 90.68 296 x 319 x 81.9 | |
| 1963 Sep 1 | 2107? | SRV deorbit rev 48 | |
| 2142? | SRV recovered over Pacific after 3.1d | ||
| 1963 Sep 1 | Deb 1963-35D reentered | ||
| 1963 Sep 2 | Deb 1963-35C reentered | ||
| 1963 Sep 2 | 2250? | SRV deorbit rev 65 | |
| 2330 | SRV recovered | ||
| 1963 Sep 3 | 0000 | 90.80 292 x 324 x 81.9 (RAE) | |
| 1963 Sep 3 | 0123 | 90.68 291 x 324 x 81.9 | |
| 1963 Oct 22 | 0230 | 90.00 261 x 287 x 81.9 (RAE) | |
| 1963 | 87.9 165 x 165 x 81.9 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 Nov 5 | 0754 | 88.48 199 x 199 x 81.9 | |
| 1963 Nov 7 | 1200? | CORONA 70/Agena 1169 reentered | |
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