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Corona 98
Corona 98 was launched on August 17, 1965 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Oct 11, 1965).
COSPAR 1965-067ANORAD 1513United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OPS 7208
- Common name
- Corona 98
- Payload designation
- CORONA J-23
- Other names
- :C,:CC,NRO Mission 1023:CM,CORONA 98:CA
- International designator
- 1965-067A
- NORAD catalog number
- 1513
- GCAT identifier
- S01513
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.114
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 17, 1965 · 20:59 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-067Success
- Rocket
- Thor SLV-2A Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad PALC1-1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 200 km
- Apogee
- 381 km
- Inclination
- 70.02°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- October 11, 1965
- Last known active
- Aug 26, 1965
- End of operations
- Aug 26, 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 Q18327720 (CC0).