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KH-5 9066A

KH-5 9066A was launched on August 21, 1964 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Mar 31, 1965).

COSPAR 1964-048ANORAD 861United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OPS 2739
Common name
KH-5 9066A
Payload designation
ARGON 22
Other names
:C,:CC,NRO Mission 9066A:CM,CORONA 84:CA
International designator
1964-048A
NORAD catalog number
861
GCAT identifier
S00861
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.081

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
CORONA ARGON
Owner
NRO
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Platform (bus)
CORONA ARGON

Launch

Date
August 21, 1964 · 15:45 UTC
Launch record
1964-048Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-1-2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/R
Perigee
329 km
Apogee
346 km
Inclination
114.99°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
March 31, 1965
Last known active
Aug 27, 1964
End of operations
Aug 27, 1964

Size

Mass
135 kg
Dry mass
135 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,325 kg
Length
1.3 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
1.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11691539 (CC0).