Ferret 4

Ferret 4 was launched on February 28, 1964 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Feb 19, 1969).

COSPAR 1964-011ANORAD 759United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 3722
Common name: Ferret 4
Payload designation: Project 698BK Group 1-A
Other names: :C,:P,NRO Mission 7156:CM,Ferret 6:JP
International designator: 1964-011A
NORAD catalog number: 759
GCAT identifier: S00759
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.065

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: February 28, 1964 · 03:20 UTC
Launch record: 1964-011Success
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 493 km
Apogee: 509 km
Inclination: 82.07°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: February 19, 1969
Last known active: Mar 11, 1964
End of operations: Mar 11, 1964

Size

Mass: 551 kg
Dry mass: 551 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,401 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9259176 (CC0).