KH-4A 1033

KH-4A 1033 was launched on May 24, 1966 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jun 9, 1966).

COSPAR 1966-042ANORAD 2181United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 1778
Common name: KH-4A 1033
Payload designation: CORONA J-33
Other names: :C,:CC,NRO Mission 1033:CM,CORONA 109:CA
International designator: 1966-042A
NORAD catalog number: 2181
GCAT identifier: S02181
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.140

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: May 24, 1966 · 02:00 UTC
Launch record: 1966-042Success
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad PALC1-1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 175 km
Apogee: 265 km
Inclination: 66.03°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: June 9, 1966
Last known active: Jun 4, 1966
End of operations: Jun 4, 1966

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 Q30916202 (CC0).