KH-4A 1022

KH-4A 1022 was launched on July 19, 1965 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Aug 18, 1965).

COSPAR 1965-057ANORAD 1457United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 5543
Common name: KH-4A 1022
Payload designation: CORONA J-22
Other names: :C,:CC,NRO Mission 1022:CM,CORONA 97:CA
International designator: 1965-057A
NORAD catalog number: 1457
GCAT identifier: S01457
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.112

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: CORONA J
Owner: NRO
Country: United States
Builder: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Platform (bus): CORONA KH-4A

Launch

Date: July 19, 1965 · 22:01 UTC
Launch record: 1965-057Success
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad PALC1-1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/P
Perigee: 185 km
Apogee: 472 km
Inclination: 85.06°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: August 18, 1965
Last known active: Jul 29, 1965
End of operations: Jul 29, 1965

Size

Mass: 210 kg
Dry mass: 210 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,615 kg
Length: 2.1 m
Diameter: 1.30 m
Span: 2.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9196315 (CC0).