Ferret 3

Ferret 3 was launched on June 29, 1963 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Oct 26, 1969).

COSPAR 1963-027ANORAD 613United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 1440
Common name: Ferret 3
Payload designation: Project 698BK Group 1-D
Other names: :C,:P,NRO Mission 7154:CM,Ferret 4:JP
International designator: 1963-027A
NORAD catalog number: 613
GCAT identifier: S00613
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.043

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 29, 1963 · 22:30 UTC
Launch record: 1963-027Success
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena B
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 485 km
Apogee: 521 km
Inclination: 82.31°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: October 26, 1969
Last known active: Jul 9, 1963
End of operations: Jul 9, 1963

Size

Mass: 439 kg
Dry mass: 439 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,309 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 Q9259174 (CC0).