KH-4 9044

USAF surveillance satellite. KH-4 9044 was launched on August 29, 1962 aboard a Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Sep 10, 1962).

COSPAR 1962 A SIGNORAD 377United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: FTV 1153
Common name: KH-4 9044
Payload designation: CORONA M-11
Other names: :UF,:CC,NRO Mission 9044:CM,CORONA 49:CA,MURAL 11
International designator: 1962 A SIG
NORAD catalog number: 377
GCAT identifier: S00377
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.017

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: CORONA M
Owner: NRO
Country: United States
Builder: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Platform (bus): CORONA KH-4

Launch

Date: August 29, 1962 · 01:00 UTC
Launch record: 1962 A SIGSuccess
Rocket: Thor Agena D
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 75-1-2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 169 km
Apogee: 394 km
Inclination: 65.21°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: September 10, 1962
Last known active: Sep 2, 1962
End of operations: Sep 2, 1962

Size

Mass: 184 kg
Dry mass: 184 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,244 kg
Length: 2.3 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 2.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11691525 (CC0).