Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 12, 1961, 20:40
- Launch designation
- 1961 A KAP
- Mission
- CORONA C'''-5
- Flight name
- Discoverer 36
- Vehicle flight ID
- 325/1119
- Flight code
- TAG036/SILVER STRIP
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 488 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.3 t
- Payloads
- 6
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discoverer 36 | 1961 A KAP 1NORAD 213 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 234 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Mar 8, 1962 |
| OSCAR 1 | 1961 A KAP 2NORAD 214 | Project OSCAR Inc. | Communications | 5 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jan 31, 1962 |
| GRD Package | 1961 A KAP 1 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| Vela Hotel Package 4 | 1961 A KAP 1 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| SRV 525 | 1961 A KAP | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| GRAPE JUICE 1 | 1961 A KAP 1 | Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Special Projects (NRO Program A) | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.