Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 17, 1962, 23:46
- Launch designation
- 1962 A CHI
- Mission
- CORONA M-12
- Flight name
- CORONA 51/9043
- Vehicle flight ID
- 350/1133
- Flight code
- TAG053/BIG FLIGHT
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 676 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.2 t
- Payloads
- 5
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTV 1133 | 1962 A CHINORAD 396 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 186 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Nov 19, 1962 |
| TRS 2 | 1962 A CHI | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| GRD Package | 1962 A CHI | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| SRV 597 | 1962 A CHI | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| GRAPE JUICE 3 | 1962 A CHI | 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.