1965-110A
KH-4A Mission 1028 was launched on 1965 Dec 24. Mission 1028-1 was recovered on Dec 29 after 5 days; Mission 1028-2 was recovered late on Jan 2. Observations included the USSR, China, Vietnam, Sinai, Germany, Senegal, Argentina and French Polynesia. Results included the discovery of new missile sites and preparations for an approaching nuclear test.
| KH-4A Mission 1028 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Dec 24 | 2106:15 | Launch by Thor SLV-2A Agena D | V 75-3 Pad 4 |
| 2107:20 | Castor sep (T+1:05) | ||
| 2108:45 | Thor MECO (T+2:30) | ||
| 2108:54 | Thor VECO (T+2:39) | ||
| 2109:00 | Thor sep (T+2:45) | ||
| 2109:06 | Agena burn (T+2:51) | ||
| 2113:10 | Agena MECO (T+6:55) | 90.84 183 x 454 x 80.02 (VCR) | |
| 1965 Dec 26 | 1700 | 90.83 178 x 446 x 80.01 (RAE) | |
| 1965 Dec 29 | 2340? | SRV-1 ejected rev 81 | |
| Retro 295 m/s | |||
| 1965 Dec 30 | 0015 | SRV-1 recovered midair | |
| 23 58N 169 42W | |||
| 1965 Dec 31 | 90.7 181 x 433 x 80.0 (SSR) | ||
| 1966 Jan 2 | 2250? | SRV-2 ejected rev 144 | |
| Retro 288 m/s | |||
| 1966 Jan 2 | 2325 | SRV-2 recovered midair | |
| 2330 | SRV-2 recovered (PerfR) | ||
| 22 54N 167 25W | |||
| 1966 Jan 10 | 89.8 175 x 320 x 80.0 (SSR) | ||
| 1966 Jan 17 | 0844 | 88.98 164 x 284 x 80.0 | |
| 1966 Jan 20 | 1115? | CORONA/Agena reentered | |
