KH-4 9057

KH-4 9057 was launched on July 19, 1963 aboard a Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Aug 13, 1963).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 1266
Common name: KH-4 9057
Payload designation: CORONA M-23
Other names: :C,:CC,NRO Mission 9057:CM,CORONA 67:CA,MURAL 23
International designator: 1963-029A
NORAD catalog number: 621
GCAT identifier: S00621
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.047

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: July 19, 1963 · 00:00 UTC
Launch record: 1963-029Success
Rocket: Thor Agena D
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 75-1-1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 188 km
Apogee: 366 km
Inclination: 82.87°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: August 13, 1963
Last known active: Jul 23, 1963
End of operations: Jul 23, 1963

Size

Mass: 173 kg
Dry mass: 173 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,233 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 Q9196260 (CC0).