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Corona 69
Corona 69 was launched on August 25, 1963 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Sep 12, 1963).
COSPAR 1963-034ANORAD 636United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OPS 1419
- Common name
- Corona 69
- Payload designation
- CORONA J-1
- Other names
- :C,:CC,NRO Mission 1001:CM,CORONA 69:CA
- International designator
- 1963-034A
- NORAD catalog number
- 636
- GCAT identifier
- S00636
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.049
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- CORONA J
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Platform (bus)
- CORONA KH-4A
Launch
- Date
- August 25, 1963 · 00:29 UTC
- Launch record
- 1963-034Success
- Rocket
- Thor SLV-2A Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-3-4
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 184 km
- Apogee
- 436 km
- Inclination
- 75.00°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- September 12, 1963
- Last known active
- Sep 6, 1963
- End of operations
- Sep 6, 1963
Size
- Mass
- 290 kg
- Dry mass
- 290 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,605 kg
- Length
- 2.5 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 2.5 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11691531 (CC0).