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STARAD
United States radiation-monitoring satellite. STARAD was launched on October 26, 1962 aboard a Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Oct 5, 1967).
COSPAR 1962 B KAPNORAD 444United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Starad
- Common name
- STARAD
- Payload designation
- CORONA R&D
- Other names
- :N,:CC,FTV 1401:UF,CORONA 54:CA
- International designator
- 1962 B KAP
- NORAD catalog number
- 444
- GCAT identifier
- S00444
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.022
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- CORONA E
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Platform (bus)
- CORONA STARAD
Launch
- Date
- October 26, 1962 · 16:14 UTC
- Launch record
- 1962 B KAPSuccess
- Rocket
- Thor Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-1-2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- MEO
- Perigee
- 199 km
- Apogee
- 5,494 km
- Inclination
- 71.41°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- October 5, 1967
- Last known active
- Dec 13, 1962
- End of operations
- Dec 13, 1962
Size
- Mass
- 315 kg
- Dry mass
- 315 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 915 kg
- Length
- 2.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 2.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9344132 (CC0).