Sunday, November 18, 1973
Saturday, November 17, 1973
Friday, November 16, 1973
Explorer 22
1964-064A
The BE-B (Beacon Explorer B) payload, also designated S-066A, replaced the lost S-66 mission and became Explorer XXII. It was launched at 0300:04 on 1964 Oct 10 by Scout X-4 from Vandenberg. At 0311:48 it reached a 104.82 min, 889 x 1081 km x 79.7 deg orbit. Explorer XXII transmitted until 1969 Apr 17.
Mass was 52 kg. Transit 5 type, size 0.5m dia 0.3m high and 4 solar panels 4.0m span?
| BE-B | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Oct 10 | 0300:04 | Launch by Scout | V SLC5 |
| T+1:11 St 1 burnout | |||
| T+1:17 St 2 burn | |||
| T+2:00 St 2 burnout | |||
| T+2:03 Fairing sep | |||
| T+2:05 St 3 burn | |||
| T+2:41 St 3 burnout | |||
| T+11:13 St 3 sep | |||
| T+11:19 St 4 burn | |||
| 0311:47 | T+11:43 St 4 burnout | 104.82 889 x 1081 x 79.7 | |
| 0322? | T+22m? Despin | ||
| 0327? | T+27m? St 4 sep | ||
| 1969 Apr 17 | end of ops | ||
Payload:
- USN Doppler Beacon, 162/324 MHz
- RF beacon
- Langmuir probe
Thursday, November 15, 1973
Thursday, November 8, 1973
Thursday, November 1, 1973
Saturday, October 27, 1973
Friday, October 19, 1973
Sunday, October 14, 1973
Ferret 9
1966-009A
FTV 2703 (Mission 7160, Ferret 9) was the last Ferret to be launched into an 82 degree orbit. It was the last F-2 ferret and carried a Group 3-D digital payload which operated for 7 months. Mission was to update the Radar Order of Battle in various frequency bands, with an additional limited capability for general search. Mission 7159 was cancelled, partly because it was duplicated by P-11 flights 7311 and 7312.
An auxiliary payload, SETTER, was a followon to BIRD DOG. It uses relative phase measurements to locate S-band emitters.
| FTV 2703 (OPS 1439) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Feb 9 | 1945:01 | Launch by TA Thor Agena D | V 75-1 Pad 2 |
| 1946 | Castor sep | ||
| 1947:32 | Thor MECO (T+2:31) | ||
| 1947:41 | Thor VECO (T+2:40) | ||
| 1947:45 | Thor sep (T+2:44) | ||
| 1948:23 | Agena burn (T+3:22) | ||
| 1952:23 | Agena MECO (T+7:22) | ||
| 2035? | Agena burn 2 | ||
| 2035? | Agena MECO | 94.85 522 x 534 x 82.08 (VCR) | |
| 1966 Feb 10 | 0000 | 94.83 508 x 512 x 82.1 (RAE) | |
| 1966 Feb 11 | 0110 | 94.73 502 x 508 x 82.1 | |
| 1966 Sep | End of operations | ||
| 1968 Jan 9 | 0000 | 94.06 471 x 474 x 82.1 (RAE) | |
| 1968 Nov 15 | 1200 | 93.21 429 x 433 x 82.1 (RAE) | |
| 1969 Sep 26 | 1828? | Reentered | |
Payload:
- Ferret payload, wideband digital, Group 3. 640-8330 MHz in 4 bands; on orbit digitizer and analog backup.
- SETTER I antenna, LTV E-Systems 2.68-2.94 GHz; operated 41 days Six circular horn antennas for interferometric emitter location.