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Ferret 2
Ferret 2 was launched on June 18, 1962 aboard a Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Oct 30, 1963).
COSPAR 1962 OME 1NORAD 308United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- FTV 2312
- Common name
- Ferret 2
- Payload designation
- Project 102 Group 2-D
- Other names
- :UF,:P,NRO Mission 7152:CM,Ferret 2:JP
- International designator
- 1962 OME 1
- NORAD catalog number
- 308
- GCAT identifier
- S00308
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.013
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- SAMOS F-2
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Platform (bus)
- SAMOS F-2
Launch
- Date
- June 18, 1962 · 20:20 UTC
- Launch record
- 1962 OMESuccess
- Rocket
- Thor Agena B
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 370 km
- Apogee
- 395 km
- Inclination
- 82.11°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- October 30, 1963
- Last known active
- Jun 20, 1962
- End of operations
- Jun 20, 1962
Size
- Mass
- 345 kg
- Dry mass
- 345 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,145 kg
- Length
- 4.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 4.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9259172 (CC0).