1960-008
A Discoverer diagnostic mission was launched on 1960 Aug 10 by Thor Agena A from Vandenberg. It carried a five-channel FM/FM telemetry system to transmit separation, reentry and recovery operations data, an 8W transmitter instead of the usual 1.2W one, and a continuous-tape recorder to play back data after ionization blackout. The capsule had a VHF beacon, and the thrust cone had an S-band beacon to aid in determining reentry trajectory. On Aug 11, the SRV was successfully recovered from the Pacific Ocean at 161.57W 25.6N and returned to Washington in triumph.
| CORONA 13 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Aug 10 | 2037:54 | Launch by Thor Agena A | V Pad 5 |
| 2040 | Thor MECO (T+2:43) | ||
| 2040 | Thor VECO (T+2:52) | ||
| 2040:56 | Thor sep (T+3:02) | ||
| 2042:56 | Agena burn (T+5:02) 1:58 | ||
| 2044:16 | T+6:22 Thor apogee Vi 3.750 km/s | -5499 x 255 x 82? | |
| 2044:55 | Agena cutoff (T+7:01) | ||
| 258 x 683 x 82.85 (RAE) | |||
| 256 x 703 x ? (VCR) | |||
| 1960 Aug 11 | 1803 | 94.00 252 x 688 x 82.9 | |
| 1960 Aug 11 | 2313:37 | 300.9 km 64.83N 171.23W 7.638 km/s -2.89 163.04 | |
| -206 x 514 x 82.9 | |||
| 1960 Aug 11
| 2313:25 | S+0:00 SRV sep 303.9 km over 65.58N 171.73W | |
| Pitch -61.7 deg | |||
| S+0:02 Spinup | |||
| 2313:28 | S+0:03 Deorbit 290 m/s | -206 x 514 x 82.9 | |
| S+0:14 Despin | |||
| 2313:41 | S+0:15 Thrust cone sep | ||
| 2317:55 | 189 km | ||
| 2318:00 | S+4:34 Reentry | ||
| 2320 | Beacon acquired by recovery force | ||
| 2322:00 | Alt 82 km | ||
| 2322:36 | Alt 67 km | ||
| 2322:48 | 5g-switch closed | ||
| 2323:21 | 31 km alt, HTS acq | ||
| 2324:56 | Parachute deploy at 15 km | ||
| 2324:56 | S+11:32 Para cover off | ||
| 2324:57 | S+11:33 Para deploy, heat shield off | ||
| 2350 | SRV last tracked by HTS | ||
| 2352? | SRV land in Pacific 25 36N 161 34W | ||
| 25 38 +/-2 N 161 33 +/- W | |||
| 1960 Aug 12 | 0005 | Visual sighting in ocean | |
| 0222 | Recovered | ||
| 1960 Aug 13 | 1836 | 93.93 252 x 681 x 82.9 | |
| 1960 Sep 15 | 1327 | 92.93 245 x 590 x 82.9 | |
| 1960 Oct 9 | 2130 | 92.00 250 x 493 x 82.9 (RAE) | |
| 1960 Nov 9 | 0930 | 90.00 226 x 319x 82.9 (RAE) | |
| 1960 Nov 5 | 1438 | 90.41 245 x 343 x 82.9 | |
| 1960 Nov 11 | 2043 | 89.39 216 x 272 x 82.9 | |
| 1960 Nov 14 | 1955? | Agena reentered | |
Payload:
- Agena 1057
- Satellite Recovery Vehicle
- Diagnostic instrumentation
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