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KH-4 9062

KH-4 9062 was launched on December 21, 1963 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jan 8, 1964).

COSPAR 1963-055ANORAD 718United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OPS 1388
Common name
KH-4 9062
Payload designation
CORONA M-26
Other names
:C,:CC,NRO Mission 9062:CM,CORONA 75:CA,MURAL 26
International designator
1963-055A
NORAD catalog number
718
GCAT identifier
S00718
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.059

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 21, 1963 · 21:45 UTC
Launch record
1963-055Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-1-2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
178 km
Apogee
352 km
Inclination
64.87°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
January 8, 1964
Last known active
Dec 26, 1963
End of operations
Dec 26, 1963

Size

Mass
210 kg
Dry mass
210 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,270 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 Q9196274 (CC0).