1964-085A
KH-4A Mission 1015 was the 90th flight in the CORONA program. The satellite was launched from Vandenberg by a Thrust Augmented Thor as OPS 3358 and entered a 183 x 410 km x 75 deg orbit. Both SRVs were recovered. The satellite was deactivated from Dec 26 to Dec 28 in the third (and first successful) test of the `zombie' mode, used to protect against weather pattern changes. Imagery included 2 new missile complexes, 8 new launch sites, a new radar site, and coverage of Indonesia, Zaire and Cuba.
| KH-4A Mission 1015 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Dec 19 | 2110:16 | Launch by Thor SLV-2A Agena D | V 75-3 Pad 4 |
| 2111:21 | Castor sep (T+1:05) | ||
| 2112:47 | Thor MECO (T+2:31) | ||
| 2112:56 | Thor VECO (T+2:40) | ||
| 2113:04 | Thor sep (T+2:48) | ||
| 2113:08 | Agena burn (T+2:52) | ||
| 2117:08 | Agena MECO (T+6:52) | 90.8 181 x 428 x 74.98 (VCR) | |
| 1964 Dec 20 | 0109 | 90.50 187 x 411 x 75.0 | |
| 1745 | 90.48 176 x 419 x 75.0 | ||
| 1964 Dec 22 | 2130 | 90.46 183 x 410 x 75.0 (RAE) | |
| 1964 Dec 22 | 2233 | 90.43 180 x 411 x 75.0 | |
| 1964 Dec 24 | 2318? | SRV-1 ejected rev 81 | |
| 1964 Dec 24 | 2355? | SRV-1 recovered midair | |
| 1964 Dec 25 | Reactivated | ||
| 1964 Dec 26 | Deactivated after pass 89A | ||
| 1964 Dec 28 | Reactivated for pass 142D | ||
| 1964 Dec 30 | 2100? | SRV-2 ejected rev 175 | |
| 1964 Dec 30 | 2135? | SRV-2 recovered midair | |
| 1965 Jan ? | 89.8 175 x 337 x 75.0 (SSR Jan 15) | ||
| 1965 Jan 4 | |||
| 1965 Jan 5 | 0351 | 89.90 185 x 353 x 75.0 | |
| 1965 Jan 12 | 2130 | 88.74 166 x 258 x 75.0 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Jan 14 | 0215 | 88.17 158 x 210 x 74.9 | |
| 1965 Jan 14 | 2230? | Reentered | |
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