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SECOR 1

American military geodetic satellite. SECOR 1 was launched on January 11, 1964 aboard a Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1964-001CNORAD 729United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: EGRS I
Common name: SECOR 1
Payload designation: Secor II S/N 2 (TR-27)
International designator: 1964-001C
NORAD catalog number: 729
GCAT identifier: S00729
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.062

Mission

Mission type: Geodesy
Use: Defense
Program: Secor II
Owner: USA ACE
Country: United States
Builder: ITT Federal Laboratories
Platform (bus): Secor

Launch

Date: January 11, 1964 · 20:07 UTC
Launch record: 1964-001Success
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 75-3-5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 905 km
Apogee: 932 km
Inclination: 69.90°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: September 1965
End of operations: September 1965

Size

Mass: 18 kg
Dry mass: 18 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.30 m
Span: 0.3 m

Launched together

GGSE-1Signals intelligence · NRO Solrad 7ASignals intelligence · NRO Poppy 3ASignals intelligence · NRO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9326066 (CC0).