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Corona 53
Corona 53 was launched on October 9, 1962 aboard a Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Nov 16, 1962).
COSPAR 1962 B EPSNORAD 436United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- FTV 1134
- Common name
- Corona 53
- Payload designation
- ARGON 9
- Other names
- :UF,:CC,NRO Mission 9046A:CM,CORONA 53:CA
- International designator
- 1962 B EPS
- NORAD catalog number
- 436
- GCAT identifier
- S00436
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.021
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- CORONA ARGON
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Platform (bus)
- CORONA ARGON
Launch
- Date
- October 9, 1962 · 18:35 UTC
- Launch record
- 1962 B EPSSuccess
- Rocket
- Thor Agena B
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-3-4
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 216 km
- Apogee
- 401 km
- Inclination
- 81.97°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- November 16, 1962
- Last known active
- Oct 14, 1962
- End of operations
- Oct 14, 1962
Size
- Mass
- 137 kg
- Dry mass
- 137 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,147 kg
- Length
- 1.3 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 1.3 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9196241 (CC0).