Monday, June 17, 1996

Corona 87

  1964-067A


KH-4A Mission 1012 was launched on 1964 Oct 17 into a 75 degree inclination orbit. Mass was 1667 kg. The first SRV was recovered in mid-air over the Pacific on Oct 20. The second part of the mission, 1012-2, was cut short when attitude control became erratic, but bad weather on Oct 23 prevented a second mid-air recovery, and SRV-2 landed in the Pacific ocean, being successfully retrieved later albeit with minimal film content. Targets included Cuba and Algeria.


KH-4A Mission 1012 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Oct 17  2202:23  Launch by Thor Agena D  V PALC1-1 
 2203:28  Castor sep (T+1:05) 
 2204:52  Thor MECO (T+2:29) 
 2205:00  Thor VECO (T+2:37) 
 2205:08  Thor sep (T+2:45) 
 2205:13  Agena burn (T+2:50) 
 2209:10  Agena MECO (T+6:47)  90.62 185 x 436 x 74.99 (VCR) 
1964 Oct 18  1707   90.55 177 x 426 x 75.0 
1964 Oct 19  0230  90.59 189 x 416 x 74.99 (RAE) 
1964 Oct 20  2356? SRV-1 ejected rev 49 
1964 Oct 21  0030? SRV-1 recovered in mid-air 
  Reactivated 
1964 Oct 23  0015? SRV-2 ejected rev 81 
1964 Oct 23  0050? SRV-2 splashdown 
  SRV-2 recovered from sea 
1964 Oct 25  0555   90.15 171 x 392 x 75.0 
1964 Oct 31  2024   89.07 168 x 289 x 75.0 
1964 Oct 31    89.9 176 x 309 x 75.0 (SSR)  
1964 Nov 4  0435?  Reenteered 

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