The High School Journal: January 1967

 https://welib.org/md5/cc21421bb57f35c1cf4061b5e927acac

Aviation Week: September 2,1963

 https://welib.org/md5/6a37fc128630d5861b55b1dae147ce79

Aviation Week: April 20,1964

 https://welib.org/md5/47d54534ffce749dec1450e45a204411

Almanac for Americans

 https://welib.org/md5/3133a53581b75028091293cb068278ed

The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1941

 https://welib.org/md5/46827e6b836aac1144fd13373d7bc697

Missiles and Rockets: August 31,1964

 https://welib.org/md5/5f50130991fc41564c27398bdc033313

Missiles and Rockets: October 8,1962

 https://welib.org/md5/2fa800ac57b0e9042a5630700147996d

Aviation Week: November 22,1971

 https://welib.org/md5/b7e85b48a01be4ba77e1f21fcd2e3203

Spaceflight: July 1965

 https://welib.org/md5/88dfb7a54805aa04fcfcce6d22402ab6

Aviation Week: July 14,1969

 https://welib.org/md5/02c6079718ae9b7f1fa0bc936ce53b2d

Spaceflight: June 1968

 https://welib.org/md5/4fdb2b50dc42cad3d9f05318ad03550e

Spaceflight: May 1962

 https://welib.org/md5/9437488b0220b9effbcad4cc808a1e09

Aviation Week: June 28,1971

 https://welib.org/md5/9e0cff4b8ebd2cf8233605d85c03e08c

Aviation Week: August 9,1971

 https://welib.org/md5/45eb67aa32b8ba05df7d9c0c6f69bd1f

Aviation Week: November 1,1971

 https://welib.org/md5/89ca23d2b2579ff8b2bbea4181c3ff5a

Aviation Week: August 23,1971

 https://welib.org/md5/99492ca723785b1f52b992e38eb3b01d

Spaceflight: May 1971

 https://welib.org/md5/011dd2859a1183b908a7debb1a1dab92

Corona 53

 1962-053

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ARGON 9 (CORONA 53, KH-5 Mission 9046A), was launched on 1962 Oct 9 by Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. Radio guidance commands couldn’t be sent due to a ground system failure, and the rocket entered an elliptical 228 x 450 km orbit instead of the planned 304 x 309 km circular one. Orbital mass was 1177 kg.

The SRV was recovered after 4 days on rev 64. Half the terrain film was blank due to a shutter malfunction. (The TLE ground track places the satellite much further to the west than normal for a recovery).

Film experiments were included in the SRV to study orbit irradiation and the effectiveness of an experimental Al-Ag irradiation shield. SO-102, S0-130, S0-206 and SO-132 films were included in the radiation pack; results indicate the shield was effective.

KH-5 Mission 9046A
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1962 Oct 9	1835:39	Launch by Thor Agena B	V Pad 4
	1837	Thor MECO (T+2:27)
	1837	Thor VECO (T+2:36)
	1837	Thor sep (T+2:46)
	1838	Agena burn (T+3:26)
	1842	Agena cutoff (T+7:32)	91.02 228 x 450 x 81.99 (VCR)
1962 Oct 9	2237	Bad elements	90.91 166 x 472 x 81.50
1962 Oct 10	1820		90.88 209 x 426 x 81.99
1962 Oct 10	1900		90.96 213 x 427 x 82.0 (RAE)
1962 Oct?			91.0 213 x 427 x 82.0 (SATCAT)
1962 Oct 13	2108?	SRV recovered after 4.11d, rev 64
	2150	SRV landed
1962 Oct 14		end of experiment data
1962 Oct 15	0127		90.83 205 x 425 x 82.0
1962 Oct 20	1700		90.59 209 x 395 x 82.0 (RAE)
1962 Nov 14	1430		88.37 170 x 212 x 82.0 (RAE)
1962 Nov 14	1453		88.31 191 x 191 x 82.0
1962 Nov 16	0200?	CORONA/Agena D reentered

The Social Studies: March 1961

 https://welib.org/md5/c6e297986497227609a70e253e14b947

The New Yorker: February 6,1965

 https://welib.org/md5/338ebeb8024c5fc671008746c9cc3d46