Re-entered 1963-11-26Payload

FTV 1126

NORAD: 292
COSPAR: 1962-018A

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Sources agree

Source	What it says	Date
CelesTrak SATCAT	Decayed or deorbited	1963-11-26
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Fell silent	1962-05-19
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Regular operations ended	1962-05-19
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Last known active	1962-05-19

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Spacecraft

Program: CORONA ARGON
Built by: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Owner: NRO/ACE
Platform (bus): CORONA ARGON
Purpose: Optical imaging
Sector: Military or intelligence
Mass at launch: 162 kg
Dry mass: 162 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 1,072 kg
Length: 1.3 m
Diameter: 1.5 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.3 m
Shape: Frust
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.010

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S00292, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1962-05-15
Rocket: Thor Agena B
Flight: CORONA 41/9034A
Mission name: ARGON 5
Launch site: V, 75-3-5
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1962 SIG

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1962 SIG, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Payload
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1962-05-15
Re-entered: 1963-11-26
Period: 88.5 min
Inclination: 82.29°
Apogee: 208 km
Perigee: 194 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 2

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 0 still in orbit