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Corona 39
Corona 39 was launched on April 18, 1962 aboard a Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (May 28, 1962).
COSPAR 1962 LAM 1NORAD 276United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Discoverer 39
- Common name
- Corona 39
- Payload designation
- CORONA M-2
- Other names
- :C,:CC,NRO Mission 9032:CM,MURAL 2,CORONA 39:CA
- International designator
- 1962 LAM 1
- NORAD catalog number
- 276
- GCAT identifier
- S00276
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.007
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- CORONA M
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Platform (bus)
- CORONA KH-4
Launch
- Date
- April 18, 1962 · 00:53 UTC
- Launch record
- 1962 LAMSuccess
- Rocket
- Thor Agena B
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 201 km
- Apogee
- 504 km
- Inclination
- 73.50°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- May 28, 1962
- Last known active
- Apr 22, 1962
- End of operations
- Apr 22, 1962
Size
- Mass
- 154 kg
- Dry mass
- 154 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,214 kg
- Length
- 2.3 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 2.3 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9207773 (CC0).