Hitchhiker 2

USA

International Sat. n°:

USA satellite n°:

Orig PL name: P-11 #3 & OPS 3316)

Launch data:

Designation	00682 / 63042B
Launch date	29 Oct 1963 - 21:19 UT
Launch site	Va, 75-3-4
Launch vehicle	Thor-SLV2A Agena-D (#386)
Mission	ELINT: Radar monitoring
Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	288 / 581 km
Inclination	90.0°
Period	93.3 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Lockheed
Customer	US Air Force
Platform
Mass at launch	80 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
DC power

Decay:

Descent date:	23 May 1965
Lifetime:

Description:

These subsatellites were deployed from the propulsion rack of the Agena-D stage of KH-4 Corona, KH-6 Lanyard and KH-7 Gambit-1 reconnaissance satellites.

Ref: #1, #7, #8 - update: 15.04.05