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KH-4 9049
KH-4 9049 was launched on December 4, 1962 aboard a Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Dec 8, 1962).
COSPAR 1962 B SIGNORAD 490United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- FTV 1155
- Common name
- KH-4 9049
- Payload designation
- CORONA M-16
- Other names
- :UF,:CC,NRO Mission 9049:CM,CORONA 57:CA,MURAL 16
- International designator
- 1962 B SIG
- NORAD catalog number
- 490
- GCAT identifier
- S00490
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.026
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
- December 4, 1962 · 21:30 UTC
- Launch record
- 1962 B SIGSuccess
- Rocket
- Thor Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-1-2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 123 km
- Apogee
- 262 km
- Inclination
- 65.19°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- December 8, 1962
- Last known active
- Dec 6, 1962
- End of operations
- Dec 6, 1962
Size
- Mass
- 216 kg
- Dry mass
- 216 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,276 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 Q11691526 (CC0).