1961-030A
CORONA 35 (KH-2 mission 9028), was another successful mid-air recovery and tested improvements to the system. It was launched on 1961 Nov 15 and the SRV was recovered after one day. Orbit mass was 1175 kg. The photos were grainy but better quality than previous KH-3 flights (McDonald and USGS give this flight as KH-3, but Itek lists it as KH-2.
| KH-3 Mission 9028 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Nov 15 | 2122:46 | Launch by Thor Agena B | V Pad 4 |
| 2125 | Thor MECO (T+2:27) | ||
| 2125 | Thor VECO (T+2:36) | ||
| 2125 | Thor sep (T+2:42) | ||
| 2126 | Agena burn (T+3:22) | ||
| Thor apo 229 km 2.896km/s | -5884 x 229 | ||
| 2130 | Agena cutoff (T+7:20) | ||
| 245 x 310 x ? (VCR) | |||
| 2220 | 237 x 293 x 81.56 (OE) | ||
| 1961 Nov 16 | 0420 | 89.89 233 x 304 x 81.6 | |
| 1918 | 89.70 233 x 286 x 81.6 | ||
| 1961 Nov 16 | 2048 | 235 x 289 x 81.56 (OE) | |
| 1961 Nov 17 | 0018? | SRV sep, deorbit | |
| 1961 Nov 17 | 0045 | SRV recovered over Pacific | |
| 0050 | SRV thrust cone reentry | ||
| 1961 Nov 20 | 2030 | 89.60 233 x 276 x 81.63 | |
| 1961 Nov 21 | 89.7 238 x 278 x 81.6 (RAE) | ||
| 1961 Nov 25 | 1225 | 89.31 233 x 247 x 81.63 | |
| 1961 Nov 30 | 0352 | 88.82 216 x 216 x 81.63 | |
| 1961 Dec 2 | 1200 | 88.2 177 x 190 x 81.6 (RAE) | |
| 1961 Dec 3 | 1900? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
No comments:
Post a Comment