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Corona 96
Corona 96 was launched on June 9, 1965 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jun 22, 1965).
COSPAR 1965-045ANORAD 1396United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OPS 8425
- Common name
- Corona 96
- Payload designation
- CORONA J-20
- Other names
- :C,:CC,NRO Mission 1020:CM,CORONA 96:CA
- International designator
- 1965-045A
- NORAD catalog number
- 1396
- GCAT identifier
- S01396
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.105
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
- June 9, 1965 · 21:58 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-045Success
- Rocket
- Thor SLV-2A Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 174 km
- Apogee
- 353 km
- Inclination
- 75.07°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- June 22, 1965
- Last known active
- Jun 16, 1965
- End of operations
- Jun 16, 1965
Size
- Mass
- 210 kg
- Dry mass
- 210 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,615 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 Q9196310 (CC0).