Corona (satellite)

Launches

Mission No.	Cover Name	Launch Date	NSSDC ID No.	Alt. Name	Camera	Notes
R&D	Discoverer	21 Jan 1959	1959-E01	1959-E01	none	Mission Failed. Failed to achieve orbit
R&D	Discoverer 1	28 Feb 1959	1959-002A	1959 BET	none	First object in polar orbit
R&D	Discoverer 2	13 Apr 1959	1959-003A	1959 GAM	none	First three-axis stabilized satellite; capsule recovery failed
R&D	Discoverer 3	03 Jun 1959	DISCOV3	1959-F02	none	Failed to orbit
9001	Discoverer 4	25 Jun 1959	DISC4	1959-U01	KH-1	Mission failed. Failed to achieve orbit.
9002	Discoverer 5	13 Aug 1959	1959-005A	1959 EPS 1	KH-1	Mission failed. Power supply failure. No recovery.
9003	Discoverer 6	19 Aug 1959	1959-006A	1959 ZET	KH-1	Mission failed. Retro rockets malfunctioned negating recovery.
9004	Discoverer 7	07 Nov 1959	1959-010A	1959 KAP	KH-1	Mission failed. Failed to achieve orbit.
9005	Discoverer 8	20 Nov 1959	1959-011A	1959 LAM	KH-1	Mission failed. Eccentric orbit negating recovery.
9006	Discoverer 9	04 Feb 1960	DiSC9	1960-F01	KH-1	Mission failed. Failed to achieve orbit.
9007	Discoverer 10	19 Feb 1960	DISC10	1960-F02	KH-1	Mission failed. Destroyed just after launch due to erratic attitude.
9008	Discoverer 11	15 Apr 1960	1960-004A	1960 DEL	KH-1	Mission failed. Attitude control system malfunctioned.
R&D	Discoverer 12	29 Jun 1960	DISC12	1960-F08	none	Failed to orbit
R&D	Discoverer 13	10 Aug 1960	1960-008A	1960 THE	none	Tested capsule recovery system; first successful capture.
9009	Discoverer 14	18 Aug 1960	1960-010A	1960 KAP	KH-1	First successful recovery of IMINT from space. Cameras operated satisfactorily.
9010	Discoverer 15	13 Sep 1960	1960-012A	1960 MU	KH-1	Mission failed. Attained orbit successfully. Capsule sank prior to retrieval.
9011	Discoverer 16	26 Oct 1960	1960-F15	1960-F15	KH-2	Mission failed. Satellite failed to separate from booster. Failed to achieve orbit.
9012	Discoverer 17	12 Nov 1960	1960-015A	1960 OMI	KH-2	Mission failed. Obtained orbit successfully. Film separated before any camera operation leaving only 1.7 ft (0.52 m) of film in capsule.
9013	Discoverer 18	07 Dec 1960	1960-018A	1960 SIG	KH-2	First successful mission employing KH-2 camera system.
RM-1	Discoverer 19	20 Dec 1960	1960-019A	1960 TAU	none	Test of Midas missile-detection system
9014A	Discoverer 20	17 Feb 1961	1961-005A	1961 EPS 1	KH-5	See KH-5
RM-2	Discoverer 21	18 Feb 1961	1961-006A	1961 ZET	none	Test of restartable rocket engine
9015	Discoverer 22	30 Mar 1961	DISC22	1961-F02	KH-2	Mission failed. Second stage failed to obtain orbital velocity.
9016A	Discoverer 23	08 Apr 1961	1961-011A	1961 LAM 1	KH-5	See KH-5
9018A	Discoverer 24	16 Jun 1961	DISC24	1961-F05	KH-5	See KH-5
9017	Discoverer 25	16 Jun 1961	1961-014A	1961 XI 1	KH-2	Capsule recovered from water on orbit 32. Streaks throughout film.
9019	Discoverer 26	07 Jul 1961	1961-016A	1961 PI	KH-2	Main camera malfunctioned on pass 22.
9020A	Discoverer 27	21 Jul 1961	DISC27	1961-F07	KH-5	See KH-5
9021	Discoverer 28	03 Aug 1961	DISC28	1961-F08	KH-2	Mission failed. No orbit. Satellite guidance system failed.
9022	Discoverer 30	12 Sep 1961	1961-024A	1961 OME 1	KH-3	Best mission to date. Same out-of-focus condition as in 9023.
9023	Discoverer 29	30 Aug 1961	1961-023A	1961 PSI	KH-3	First use of KH-3 camera system. All frames out of focus.
9024	Discoverer 31	17 Sep 1961	1961-026A	1961 A BET	KH-3	Mission failed. Power failure and loss of control gas on orbit 33. Capsule was not recovered.
9025	Discoverer 32	13 Oct 1961	1961-027A	1961 A GAM 1	KH-3	Capsule recovered on orbit 18. 96% of film out of focus.
9026	Discoverer 33	23 Oct 1961	DISC33	1961-F10	KH-3	Mission failed. Satellite failed to separate from Thor booster. No orbit.
9027	Discoverer 34	05 Nov 1961	1961-029A	1961 A EPS 1	KH-3	Mission failed. Improper launch angle resulted in extreme orbit. Gas valve failed
9028	Discoverer 35	15 Nov 1961	1961-030A	1961 A ZET 1	KH-3	All cameras operated satisfactorily. Grainy emulsion noted.
9029	Discoverer 36	12 Dec 1961	1961-034A	1961 A KAP 1	KH-3	Best mission to date. Launch carried OSCAR 1 to orbit.
9030	Discoverer 37	13 Jan 1962	DISC37	1962-F01	KH-3	Mission failed. No orbit.
9031	Discoverer 38	27 Feb 1962	1962-005A	1962 EPS 1	KH-4	First mission of the KH-4 series. Much of film slightly out of focus.
9032	Discoverer 39	18 Apr 1962	1962-011A	1962 LAM 1	KH-4	Best mission to date.
9033	FTV 1125	28 Apr 1962	1962-017A	1962 RHO 1	KH-4	Mission failed. Parachute ejector squibs holding parachute container cover failed to fire. No recovery.
9034A	FTV 1126	15 May 1962	1962-018A	1962 SIG 1	KH-5	See KH-5
9035	FTV 1128	30 May 1962	1962-021A	1962 PHI 1	KH-4	Slight corona static on film.
9036	FTV 1127	02 Jun 1962	1962-022A	1962 CHI 1	KH-4	Mission failed. During air catch. Launch carried OSCAR 2 to orbit.
9037	FTV 1129	23 Jun 1962	1962-026A	1962 A BET	KH-4	Corona static occurs on some film.
9038	FTV 1151	28 Jun 1962	1962-027A	1962 A GAM	KH-4	Severe corona static.
9039	FTV 1130	21 Jul 1962	1962-031A	1962 A ETA	KH-4	Aborted after 6 photo passes. Heavy corona and radiation fog.
9040	FTV 1131	28 Jul 1962	1962-032A	1962 A THE	KH-4	No filters on slave horizon cameras. Heavy corona and radiation fog.
9041	FTV 1152	02 Aug 1962	1962-034A	1962 A KAP 1	KH-4	Severe corona and radiation fog.
9042A	FTV 1132	01 Sep 1962	1962-044A	1962 A UPS	KH-5	See KH-5
9043	FTV 1133	17 Sep 1962	1962-046A	1962 A CHI	KH-4	placed in highly eccentric orbit (207 km x 670 km), caspule called down after one day, film suffered severe radiation fog due to SAA crossing
9044	FTV 1153	29 Aug 1962	1962-042A	1962 A SIG	KH-4	Erratic vehicle attitude. Radiation fog minimal.
9045	FTV 1154	29 Sep 1962	1962-050A	1962 B BET	KH-4	First use of stellar camera
9046A	FTV 1134	09 Oct 1962	1962-053A	1962 B EPS	KH-5	See KH-5
9047	FTV 1136	05 Nov 1962	1962-063A	1962 B OMI	KH-4	Camera door malfunctioned
9048	FTV 1135	24 Nov 1962	1962-065A	1962 B RHO	KH-4	Some film exposed through base.
9049	FTV 1155	04 Dec 1962	1962-066A	1962 B SIG	KH-4	Mission failed. During air catch chute tore
9050	FTV 1156	14 Dec 1962	1962-069A	1962 B PHI	KH-4	Best mission to date.
9051	OPS 0048	07 Jan 1963	1963-002A	1963-002A	KH-4	Erratic vehicle attitude. Frame ephemeris not created.
9052	OPS 0583	28 Feb 1963	1963-F02	1963-F02	KH-4	Mission failed. Destroyed by range safety officer
9053	OPS 0720	01 Apr 1963	1963-007A	1963-007A	KH-4	Best imagery to date.
9054	OPS 0954	12 Jun 1963	1963-019A	1963-019A	KH-4	Some imagery seriously affected by corona.
9055A	OPS 1008	26 Apr 1963	1963-F07	1963-F07	KH-5	See KH-5
9056	OPS 0999	26 Jun 1963	1963-025A	1963-025A	KH-4	Experimental camera carried. Film affected by light leaks.
9057	OPS 1266	19 Jul 1963	1963-029A	1963-029A	KH-4	Best mission to date.
9058A	OPS 1561	29 Aug 1963	1963-035A	1963-035A	KH-5	See KH-5
9059A	OPS 2437	29 Oct 1963	1963-042A	1963-042A	KH-5	See KH-5
9060	OPS 2268	09 Nov 1963	1963-F14	1963-F14	KH-4	Mission failed. No orbit.
9061	OPS 2260	27 Nov 1963	1963-048A	1963-048A	KH-4	Mission failed. Return capsule separated from satellite but remained in orbit.
9062	OPS 1388	21 Dec 1963	1963-055A	1963-055A	KH-4	Corona static fogged much of film.
9065A	OPS 2739	21 Aug 1964	1964-048A	1964-048A	KH-5	See KH-5
9066A	OPS 3236	13 Jun 1964	1964-030A	1964-030A	KH-5	See KH-5
1001	OPS 1419	24 Aug 1963	1963-034A	1963-034A	KH-4A	First mission of KH-4A. Some film was fogged. Two buckets but 1001-2 was never recovered.
1002	OPS 1353	23 Sep 1963	1963-037A	1963-037A	KH-4A	Severe light leaks
1003	OPS 3467	24 Mar 1964	1964-F04	1964-F04	KH-4A	Mission failed. Guidance system failed. No orbit.
1004	OPS 3444	15 Feb 1964	1964-008A	1964-008A	KH-4A	Main cameras operated satisfactorily. Minor degradations due to static and light leaks.
1005	OPS 2921	27 Apr 1964	1964-022A	1964-022A	KH-4A	Mission failed. Recovery vehicle impacted in Venezuela.
1006	OPS 3483	04 Jun 1964	1964-027A	1964-027A	KH-4A	Highest quality imagery attained to date from the KH-4 system.
1007	OPS 3754	19 Jun 1964	1964-032A	1964-032A	KH-4A	Out-of-focus area on some film.
1008	OPS 3491	10 Jun 1964	1964-037A	1964-037A	KH-4A	Cameras operated satisfactorily
1009	OPS 3042	05 Aug 1964	1964-043A	1964-043A	KH-4A	Cameras operated successfully.
1010	OPS 3497	14 Sep 1964	1964-056A	1964-056A	KH-4A	Small out of focus areas on both cameras at random times throughout the mission.
1011	OPS 3333	05 Oct 1964	1964-061A	1964-061A	KH-4A	Primary mode of recovery failed on second portion of the mission (1011-2). Small out of focus areas present at random on both cameras.
1012	OPS 3559	17 Oct 1964	1964-067A	1964-067A	KH-4A	Vehicle attitude became erratic on the second portion of the mission necessitating an early recovery.
1013	OPS 5434	02 Nov 1964	1964-071A	1964-071A	KH-4A	Program anomaly occurred immediately after launch when both cameras operated for 417 frames. Main cameras ceased operation on rev 52D of first portion of mission negating second portion. About 65% of aft camera film is out of focus.
1014	OPS 3360	18 Nov 1964	1964-075A	1964-075A	KH-4A	Cameras operated successfully.
1015	OPS 3358	19 Dec 1964	1964-085A	1964-085A	KH-4A	Discrepancies in planned and actual coverage due to telemetry problems during the first 6 revolutions. Small out-of-focus areas on film from aft camera.
1016	OPS 3928	15 Jan 1965	1965-002A	1965-002A	KH-4A	Smearing of highly reflective images due to reflections within camera.
1017	OPS 4782	25 Feb 1965	1965-013A	1965-013A	KH-4A	Capping shutter malfunction occurred during last 5 passes of mission.
1018	OPS 4803	25 Mar 1965	1965-026A	1965-026A	KH-4A	Cameras operated successfully. First KH-4A reconnaissance system to be launched into a retrograde orbit.
1019	OPS 5023	29 Apr 1965	1965-033A	1965-033A	KH-4A	Cameras operated successfully. Malfunction in recovery mode on 1019-2 negated recovery.
1020	OPS 8425	09 Jun 1965	1965-045A	1965-045A	KH-4A	All cameras operated satisfactorily. Erratic attitude caused an early recovery after the second day of 1020-2.
1021	OPS 8431	18 May 1965	1965-037A	1965-037A	KH-4A	Aft camera ceased operation on pass 102.
1022	OPS 5543	19 Jun 1965	1965-057A	1965-057A	KH-4A	All cameras operated satisfactorily.
1023	OPS 7208	17 Aug 1965	1965-067A	1965-067A	KH-4A	Program anomaly caused the fore camera to cease operation during revolutions 103-132.
1024	OPS 7221	22 Sep 1965	1965-074A	1965-074A	KH-4A	All cameras operated satisfactorily. Cameras not operated on passes 88D-93D.
1025	OPS 5325	05 Oct 1965	1965-079A	1965-079A	KH-4A	Main cameras operated satisfactorily.
1026	OPS 2155	28 Oct 1965	1965-086A	1965-086A	KH-4A	All cameras operated satisfactorily.
1027	OPS 7249	09 Dec 1965	1965-102A	1965-102A	KH-4A	Erratic attitude necessitated recovery after two days of operation. All cameras operated satisfactorily.
1028	OPS 4639	24 Dec 1965	1965-110A	1965-110A	KH-4A	Cameras operated satisfactorily.
1029	OPS 7291	02 Feb 1966	1966-007A	1966-007A	KH-4A	Both panoramic cameras were operational throughout.
1030	OPS 3488	09 Mar 1966	1966-018A	1966-018A	KH-4A	All cameras operated satisfactorily.
1031	OPS 1612	07 Apr 1966	1966-029A	1966-029A	KH-4A	The aft-looking camera malfunctioned after the recovery of bucket 1. No material was received in bucket 2 (1031-2).
1032	OPS 1508	3 May 1966	1966-F05A	1966-F05	KH-4A	Mission failed. Vehicle failed to achieve orbit.
1033	OPS 1778	24 May 1966	1966-042A	1966-042A	KH-4A	The stellar camera shutter of bucket 2 remained open for approximately 200 frames.
1034	OPS 1599	21 Jun 1966	1966-055A	1966-055A	KH-4A	Failure of velocity altitude programmer produced poor imagery after revolution 5.
1035	OPS 1703	20 Sep 1966	1966-085A	1966-085A	KH-4A	All cameras operated satisfactorily. First mission flown with pan geometry modification.
1036	OPS 1545	09 Aug 1966	1966-072A	1966-072A	KH-4A	All cameras operated satisfactorily.
1037	OPS 1866	08 Nov 1966	1966-102A	1966-102A	KH-4A	Second pan geometry mission. Higher than normal base plus fog encountered on both main camera records.
1038	OPS 1664	14 Jan 1967	1967-002A	1967-002A	KH-4A	Fair image quality.
1039	OPS 4750	22 Feb 1967	1967-015A	1967-015A	KH-4A	Normal KH-4 mission. Light from horizon camera on both main camera records during 1039-1.
1040	OPS 4779	30 Mar 1967	1967-029A	1967-029A	KH-4A	Satellite flown nose first.
1041	OPS 4696	9 May 1967	1967-043A	1967-043A	KH-4A	Due to the failure of the booster cut-off switch, the satellite went into a highly eccentric orbit. There was significant image degradation.
1042	OPS 3559	16 Jun 1967	1967-062A	1967-062A	KH-4A	Small out-of-focus area in forward camera of 1042-1.
1043	OPS 4827	07 Aug 1967	1967-076A	1967-076A	KH-4A	Forward camera film came out of the rails on pass 230D. Film degraded past this point.
1044	OPS 0562	02 Nov 1967	1967-109A	1967-109A	KH-4A	All cameras operated fine.
1045	OPS 2243	24 Jan 1968	1968-008A	1968-008A	KH-4A	All cameras operated satisfactorily.
1046	OPS 4849	14 Mar 1968	1968-020A	1968-020A	KH-4A	Image quality good for 1046-1 and fair for 1046-2.
1047	OPS 5343	20 Jun 1968	1968-052A	1968-052A	KH-4A	Out-of-focus imagery is present on both main camera records.
1048	OPS 0165	18 Sep 1968	1968-078A	1968-078A	KH-4A	Film in the forward camera separated and camera failed on mission 1048-2
1049	OPS 4740	12 Dec 1968	1968-112A	1968-112A	KH-4A	Degraded film
1050	OPS 3722	19 Mar 1969	1969-026A	1969-026A	KH-4A	Due to abnormal rotational rates after revolution 22
1051	OPS 1101	2 May 1969	1969-041A	1969-041A	KH-4A	Imagery of both pan camera records is soft and lacks crispness and edge sharpness.
1052	OPS 3531	22 Sep 1969	1969-079A	1969-079A	KH-4A	Last of the KH-4A missions
1101	OPS 5089	15 Sep 1967	1967-087A	1967-087A	KH-4B	First mission of the KH-4B series. Best film to date.
1102	OPS 1001	09 Dec 1967	1967-122A	1967-122A	KH-4B	Noticeable image smear for forward camera
1103	OPS 1419	1 May 1968	1968-039A	1968-039B	KH-4B	Out-of-focus imagery is present on both main camera records.
1104	OPS 5955	07 Aug 1968	1968-065A	1968-065A	KH-4B	Best imagery to date on any KH-4 systems. Bicolor and color infrared experiments were conducted on this mission, including SO-180 IR camouflage detection film.
1105	OPS 1315	03 Nov 1968	1968-098A	1968-098A	KH-4B	Image quality is variable and displays areas of soft focus and image smear.
1106	OPS 3890	05 Feb 1969	1969-010A	1969-010A	KH-4B	The best image quality to date.
1107	OPS 3654	24 Jul 1969	1969-063A	1969-063A	KH-4B	Forward camera failed on pass 1 and remained inoperative throughout the rest of the mission.
1108	OPS 6617	04 Dec 1969	1969-105A	1969-105A	KH-4B	Cameras operated satisfactorily and the mission carried 811 ft (247 m) of aerial color film added to the end of the film supply.
1109	OPS 0440	04 Mar 1970	1970-016A	1970-016A	KH-4B	Cameras operated satisfactorily but the overall image quality of both the forward and aft records is variable.
1110	OPS 4720	20 May 1970	1970-040A	1970-040A	KH-4B	The overall image quality is less than that provided by recent missions and 2
1111	OPS 4324	23 Jun 1970	1970-054A	1970-054A	KH-4B	The overall image quality is good.
1112	OPS 4992	18 Nov 1970	1970-098A	1970-098A	KH-4B	The forward camera failed on pass 104 and remained inoperative throughout the rest of the mission.
1113	OPS 3297	17 Feb 1971	1971-F01A	1971-F01	KH-4B	Mission failed due to failure of Thor booster. Destroyed shortly after launch.
1114	OPS 5300	24 Mar 1971	1971-022A	1971-022A	KH-4B	The overall image quality is good and comparable to the best of past missions. On-board program failed after pass 235
1115	OPS 5454	10 Sep 1971	1971-076A	1971-076A	KH-4B	Overall image quality is good.
1116	OPS 5640	19 Apr 1972	1972-032A	1972-032A	KH-4B	Very successful mission and image quality was good.
1117	OPS 6371	25 May 1972	1972-039A	1972-039A	KH-4B	Last KH-4B mission. Very successful mission, failure to deploy one solar panel and leak in Agena gas system shortened mission from 19 to 6 days

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