Thursday, June 18, 1992

GATV-4

  1966-F07


Agena 5004 was launched on 1966 May 17, but three minutes after launch the Atlas' engine pitched over and the stage broke up. The Agena separated and transmissions were received for a further 7 minutes; it fell in the Atlantic together with its TDA 5 payload. The booster impacted 552 km E of the Cape; the Atlas hit 200 km NE of the Cape.


TDA 5 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1966 May 17  1515:03  Launch from LC14 
 1517:03  B2 engine pitchover 
 1517:14  T+2:11 BECO 
 1517:17  Booster sep 61 km -5990 x 91 x 28.3 
 1518  Atlas engine pitch over 
 1518  Atlas breakup 
 1519:37  SECO, LOX depletion 
 1520:03  Horizon sensor fairing sep 
 1520:04  Agena sep 116 km  -6340 x 116 x 28.1 
 1521  Booster impact 28.6N 75.5W 
 1522:19  At 30 km, descending 
 1522:39  Agena end of transmissions
 1523?  Agena debris impact 28.9N 78.9W 

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