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Corona 62
Corona 62 was launched on April 1, 1963 aboard a Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Apr 26, 1963).
COSPAR 1963-007ANORAD 562United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OPS 0720
- Common name
- Corona 62
- Payload designation
- CORONA M-19
- Other names
- :C,:CC,NRO Mission 9053:CM,CORONA 62:CA,MURAL 19
- International designator
- 1963-007A
- NORAD catalog number
- 562
- GCAT identifier
- S00562
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.037
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 1, 1963 · 23:01 UTC
- Launch record
- 1963-007Success
- Rocket
- Thor Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 198 km
- Apogee
- 381 km
- Inclination
- 75.25°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- April 26, 1963
- Last known active
- Apr 5, 1963
- End of operations
- Apr 5, 1963
Size
- Mass
- 215 kg
- Dry mass
- 215 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,275 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 Q9196252 (CC0).