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Discoverer 35

Reconnaissance satellite. Discoverer 35 was launched on November 15, 1961 aboard a Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Dec 3, 1961).

COSPAR 1961 A ZET 1NORAD 201United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Discoverer 35
Payload designation
CORONA C'-10
Other names
:C,:CC,NRO Mission 9028:CM,CORONA 35:CA
International designator
1961 A ZET 1
NORAD catalog number
201
GCAT identifier
S00201

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
CORONA Early
Owner
NRO
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Platform (bus)
CORONA

Launch

Date
November 15, 1961 · 21:22 UTC
Launch record
1961 A ZETSuccess
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-3-4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
233 km
Apogee
247 km
Inclination
81.63°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
December 3, 1961
Last known active
Nov 17, 1961
End of operations
Nov 17, 1961

Size

Mass
135 kg
Dry mass
135 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,165 kg
Length
1.3 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
1.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5281820 (CC0).