KH-1 CORONA
Missions
On the basis of photography from Discoverer XIV, the missile gap theory of 1959-60 was debunked (owing to CORONA's exceptional sensitivity, however, this information was shared on a very strict basis). In an election year (1960) the missile gap became a grave political issue. < 18 >
| KH Designator |
KH-1 |
| System |
CORONA |
| Successful Mission Numbers |
9009 |
| Period of Operations |
June 1959-September 1960 |
| Amount of Film (ft) |
3,548 |
| No. of Primary Camera Frames |
1,432 |
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-1 Mission |
Date Launched |
Short Mission Description |
| 9001 |
25-Jun-59 |
Mission failed. Failed to achieve orbit. |
| 9002 |
13-Aug-59 |
Mission failed. Power supply failure. No recovery. |
| 9003 |
19-Aug-59 |
Mission failed. Retro rockets malfunctioned negating recovery |
| 9004 |
7-Nov-59 |
Mission failed. Failed to achieve orbit. |
| 9005 |
20-Nov-59 |
Mission failed. Eccentric orbit negating recovery. |
| 9006 |
4-Feb-60 |
Mission failed. Failed to achieve orbit. |
| 9007 |
19-Feb-60 |
Mission failed. Destroyed just after launch due to erratic attitude. |
| 9008 |
15-Apr-60 |
Mission failed. Attitude control system malfunctioned. |
| 9009 |
18-Aug-60 |
*First successful mission. Cameras operated satisfactorily. |
| 9010 |
13-Sep-60 |
Mission failed. Attained orbit successfully. Capsule sank prior to retrieval. |
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