Ferret 6

Ferret 6 was launched on July 2, 1964 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Aug 7, 1969).

COSPAR 1964-035ANORAD 824United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 3395
Common name: Ferret 6
Payload designation: Project 698BK Group 2-D
Other names: :C,:P,NRO Mission 7155:CM,Ferret 5:JP
International designator: 1964-035A
NORAD catalog number: 824
GCAT identifier: S00824
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.075

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: July 2, 1964 · 23:59 UTC
Launch record: 1964-035Success
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 494 km
Apogee: 530 km
Inclination: 82.08°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: August 7, 1969
Last known active: Jul 19, 1964
End of operations: Jul 19, 1964

Size

Mass: 498 kg
Dry mass: 498 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,368 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 Q11697952 (CC0).