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KH-4 9047

KH-4 9047 was launched on November 5, 1962 aboard a Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Dec 3, 1962).

COSPAR 1962 B OMINORAD 453United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
FTV 1136
Common name
KH-4 9047
Payload designation
CORONA M-14
Other names
:UF,:CC,NRO Mission 9047:CM,CORONA 55:CA,MURAL 14
International designator
1962 B OMI
NORAD catalog number
453
GCAT identifier
S00453
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.023

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
November 5, 1962 · 22:04 UTC
Launch record
1962 B OMISuccess
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-3-4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
194 km
Apogee
391 km
Inclination
75.02°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
December 3, 1962
Last known active
Nov 10, 1962
End of operations
Nov 10, 1962

Size

Mass
189 kg
Dry mass
189 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,250 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 Q9196243 (CC0).