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KH-4 9054

KH-4 9054 was launched on June 12, 1963 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jul 12, 1963).

COSPAR 1963-019ANORAD 590United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OPS 0954
Common name
KH-4 9054
Payload designation
CORONA M-21
Other names
:C,:CC,NRO Mission 9054:CM,CORONA 65:CA,MURAL 21
International designator
1963-019A
NORAD catalog number
590
GCAT identifier
S00590
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.042

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
June 12, 1963 · 23:58 UTC
Launch record
1963-019Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-3-4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
181 km
Apogee
405 km
Inclination
81.81°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
July 12, 1963
Last known active
Jun 16, 1963
End of operations
Jun 16, 1963

Size

Mass
468 kg
Dry mass
468 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,528 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 Q11691530 (CC0).