RocketThor SLV-2A Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-3-4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 29, 1963, 21:19
- Launch designation
- 1963-042
- Mission
- ARGON 6
- Flight name
- CORONA 72/9059A
- Vehicle flight ID
- 386/1601
- Flight code
- TAG079/MARK DOWN
- Year
- Launches in 1963
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 585 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.4 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 2437 | 1963-042ANORAD 681 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 480 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Jan 21, 1964 |
| PUNDIT I | 1963-042BNORAD 682 | National Reconnaissance Office | Space science | 72 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 23, 1965 |
| LPARL Aurora 1963c | 1963-042A | US Defense Atomic Support Agency | — | — | — |
| SRV 602 | 1963-042 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.