SAMOS 10

SAMOS 10 was launched on August 5, 1962 aboard a Atlas Agena B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Aug 6, 1962).

COSPAR 1962 A LAMNORAD 361United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: FTV 2404
Common name: SAMOS 10
Payload designation: SAMOS E-6 No. 4
Other names: AFP-201 PVP 854
International designator: 1962 A LAM
NORAD catalog number: 361
GCAT identifier: S00361
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.016

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: SAMOS E-6
Owner: SAFSP
Country: United States
Builder: GE Missiles and Space Vehicles Division (MSVD)
Platform (bus): Samos 201

Launch

Date: August 5, 1962 · 17:58 UTC
Launch record: 1962 A LAMSuccess
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad LC1-1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 202 km
Apogee: 202 km
Inclination: 96.30°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: August 6, 1962
Last known active: Aug 6, 1962
End of operations: Aug 6, 1962

Size

Mass: 400 kg
Dry mass: 400 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,932 kg
Length: 2.5 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 2.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9326013 (CC0).