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KH-4 9033

KH-4 9033 was launched on August 29, 1963 aboard a Thor SLV-2 Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Nov 7, 1963).

COSPAR 1963-035ANORAD 637United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OPS 1561
Common name
KH-4 9033
Payload designation
ARGON 11
Other names
:C,:CC,NRO Mission 9058A:CM,CORONA 70:CA
International designator
1963-035A
NORAD catalog number
637
GCAT identifier
S00637
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.049

Mission

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

Launch

Date
August 29, 1963 · 20:31 UTC
Launch record
1963-035Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
277 km
Apogee
298 km
Inclination
81.85°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
November 7, 1963
Last known active
Sep 1, 1963
End of operations
Sep 1, 1963

Size

Mass
101 kg
Dry mass
101 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,161 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 Q11691533 (CC0).