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NOAH'S ARK
American signals intelligence satellite. NOAH'S ARK was launched on July 6, 1964 aboard a Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 3, 1965).
COSPAR 1964-036BNORAD 826United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- NOAH'S ARK
- Payload designation
- P-11 No. 4301
- Other names
- NRO Mission 7304,OPS 4923
- International designator
- 1964-036B
- NORAD catalog number
- 826
- GCAT identifier
- S00826
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.075
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- EHH A
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Platform (bus)
- P-11
Launch
- Date
- July 6, 1964 · 18:51 UTC
- Launch record
- 1964-036Success
- Rocket
- Atlas Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad LC2-3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/P
- Perigee
- 289 km
- Apogee
- 387 km
- Inclination
- 92.99°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- January 3, 1965
- Last known active
- Oct 2, 1964
- End of operations
- Oct 2, 1964
Size
- Mass
- 81 kg
- Dry mass
- 81 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 86 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.90 m
- Span
- 0.9 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9293099 (CC0).