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Corona 72
Corona 72 was launched on October 29, 1963 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jan 21, 1964).
COSPAR 1963-042ANORAD 681United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OPS 2437
- Common name
- Corona 72
- Payload designation
- ARGON 6
- Other names
- :C,:CC,NRO Mission 9059A:CM,CORONA 72:CA
- International designator
- 1963-042A
- NORAD catalog number
- 681
- GCAT identifier
- S00681
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.054
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 29, 1963 · 21:19 UTC
- Launch record
- 1963-042Success
- Rocket
- Thor SLV-2A Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-3-4
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/P
- Perigee
- 275 km
- Apogee
- 308 km
- Inclination
- 89.91°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- January 21, 1964
- Last known active
- Nov 6, 1963
- End of operations
- Nov 6, 1963
Size
- Mass
- 480 kg
- Dry mass
- 480 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,270 kg
- Length
- 1.3 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 1.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9196269 (CC0).