RocketThor SLV-2A Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad 75-1-2
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 21, 1963, 21:45
- Launch designation
- 1963-055
- Mission
- CORONA M-26
- Flight name
- CORONA 75/9062
- Vehicle flight ID
- 398/1168
- Flight code
- TAG082/WATER SPOUT
- Year
- Launches in 1963
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 397 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.4 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 1388 | 1963-055ANORAD 718 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 210 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Jan 8, 1964 |
| PUNDIT II | 1963-055BNORAD 719 | National Reconnaissance Office | Space science | 74 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Nov 7, 1964 |
| SRV 642 | 1963-055 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| LONG JOHN 1 | 1963-055A | 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.