Status
Success
KH-4A 48 (Corona 128) & Vampan 1
Launch Time
Wed Sep 18, 1968 21:32 UTC
Wed Sep 18, 1968 21:32 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
KH-4A 48 (Corona 128)
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.
Vampan 1
The Vampan satellite was 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
85th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Agena
157th mission
8th mission of 1968
132nd successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission