KH-3 CORONA
The following table gives a listing of all missions organized according to mission number order. The statement "mission failed" is made under the mission description for missions that failed to acquire imagery.
|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | KH-3 Mission | Date | Short Mission Description | | | Launched | | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9022 | 12-Sep-61 | *Best mission to date. Same | | | | out-of-focus condition as in 9023. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9023 | 30-Aug-61 | *First use of KH-3 camera system. | | | | All frames out of focus. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9024 | 17-Sep-61 | Mission failed. Power failure and | | | | loss of control gas on orbit 33. | | | | Capsule was not recovered. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9025 | 13-Oct-61 | *Capsule recovered on orbit 18. 96% | | | | of film out of focus. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9026 | 23-Oct-61 | Mission failed. Satellite failed to | | | | separate from Thor booster. No | | | | orbit. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9027 | 5-Nov-61 | Mission failed. Improper launch | | | | angle resulted in extreme orbit. | | | | Gas valve failed, recovery not | | | | attempted. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9028 | 15-Nov-61 | *All cameras operated | | | | satisfactorily. Grainy emulsion | | | | noted. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9029 | 12-Dec-61 | *Best mission to date. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9030 | 13-Jan-62 | Mission failed. No orbit. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|
