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TRS 1

TRS 1 was launched on September 17, 1962 aboard a Thor Agena B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Nov 19, 1962).

COSPAR 1962 A CHINORAD 396United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
FTV 1133
Common name
TRS 1
Payload designation
CORONA M-12
Other names
:UF,:CC,NRO Mission 9043:CM,CORONA 51:CA,MURAL 12
International designator
1962 A CHI
NORAD catalog number
396
GCAT identifier
S00396
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.020

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Defense
Program
CORONA M
Owner
NRO
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Platform (bus)
CORONA KH-4

Launch

Date
September 17, 1962 · 23:46 UTC
Launch record
1962 A CHISuccess
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-3-4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
192 km
Apogee
528 km
Inclination
81.86°
Status
Reentered attached to another object
Status date
November 19, 1962
Last known active
Sep 19, 1962
End of operations
Sep 19, 1962

Size

Mass
186 kg
Dry mass
186 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,246 kg
Length
2.3 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
2.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2224575 (CC0).