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KH-4 9056

KH-4 9056 was launched on June 27, 1963 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jul 26, 1963).

COSPAR 1963-025ANORAD 609United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OPS 0999
Common name
KH-4 9056
Payload designation
CORONA M-22
Other names
:C,:CC,NRO Mission 9056:CM,CORONA 66:CA,MURAL 22
International designator
1963-025A
NORAD catalog number
609
GCAT identifier
S00609
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.043

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 27, 1963 · 00:37 UTC
Launch record
1963-025Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-1-2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
185 km
Apogee
388 km
Inclination
81.62°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
July 26, 1963
Last known active
Jul 1, 1963
End of operations
Jul 1, 1963

Size

Mass
387 kg
Dry mass
387 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,447 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 Q11691532 (CC0).