KH-4 9061

KH-4 9061 was launched on November 27, 1963 aboard a Thor SLV-2 Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Dec 15, 1963).

COSPAR 1963-048ANORAD 695United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 2260
Common name: KH-4 9061
Payload designation: CORONA M-25
Other names: :C,:CC,NRO Mission 9061:CM,CORONA 74:CA,MURAL 25
International designator: 1963-048A
NORAD catalog number: 695
GCAT identifier: S00695
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.057

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 27, 1963 · 21:15 UTC
Launch record: 1963-048Success
Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena D
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad LC1-1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 178 km
Apogee: 349 km
Inclination: 69.94°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: December 15, 1963
Last known active: Dec 2, 1963
End of operations: Dec 2, 1963

Size

Mass: 285 kg
Dry mass: 285 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,345 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 Q11691534 (CC0).