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Corona 59
Corona 59 was launched on January 7, 1963 aboard a Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jan 24, 1963).
COSPAR 1963-002ANORAD 525United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OPS 0048
- Common name
- Corona 59
- Payload designation
- CORONA M-18
- Other names
- :C,:CC,NRO Mission 9051:CM,CORONA 59:CA,MURAL 18
- International designator
- 1963-002A
- NORAD catalog number
- 525
- GCAT identifier
- S00525
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.029
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
- January 7, 1963 · 21:09 UTC
- Launch record
- 1963-002Success
- Rocket
- Thor Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-1-1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 178 km
- Apogee
- 312 km
- Inclination
- 82.24°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- January 24, 1963
- Last known active
- Jan 11, 1963
- End of operations
- Jan 11, 1963
Size
- Mass
- 209 kg
- Dry mass
- 209 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,269 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 Q11691527 (CC0).