2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Spacecraft
  3. Corona 85
// optical imaging · 1964

Corona 85

Corona 85 was launched on September 14, 1964 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Oct 6, 1964).

COSPAR 1964-056ANORAD 882United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OPS 3497
Common name
Corona 85
Payload designation
CORONA J-11
Other names
:C,:CC,NRO Mission 1010:CM,CORONA 85:CA
International designator
1964-056A
NORAD catalog number
882
GCAT identifier
S00882
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.082

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
September 14, 1964 · 22:53 UTC
Launch record
1964-056Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad PALC1-1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
171 km
Apogee
442 km
Inclination
84.97°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
October 6, 1964
Last known active
Sep 25, 1964
End of operations
Sep 25, 1964

Size

Mass
201 kg
Dry mass
201 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,551 kg
Length
2.1 m
Diameter
1.30 m
Span
2.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9196295 (CC0).