NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

KH-4A 47 (Corona 126) & Tripos 3

Launch Time
Thu Jun 20, 1968 21:46 UTC

Rocket

Thorad SLV-2G Agena-D
US Air Force
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 1,571 kN
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 3
Rocket Height: 31.0 m

Mission Details

KH-4A 47 (Corona 126)

The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) represented the fifth iteration within the Corona program aimed at constructing optical reconnaissance satellites. It was equipped with two J-1 panoramic cameras, each having a focal length of 61 cm and providing a ground resolution of 2.7 meters. Additionally, the KH-4A carried a 4 cm index camera with a focal length of 38 mm, offering a ground resolution of 162 meters and a frame coverage of 308 km × 308 km.

Tripos 3

The Tripos Sousea satellites were part of a series of so called Program 11 or P-11 "Subsatellite Ferrets", low orbit ELINT/SIGINT satellites to pinpoint and characterize different Radar emitters in the Soviet Union and Warsaw pact states.

Location

SLC-1E (75-3-5), Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

1968

58th orbital launch attempt

Thor-Agena

155th mission
6th mission of 1968
130th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission