FTV 2404 (Program 698BJ Vehicle 4) was launched on 1962 Aug 5 by Atlas Agena B from Point Arguello with payload PVP 854. Planned orbit was 210 x 229 km x 96.0 deg, as against an actual 196 x 232 km x 96.30 deg. The Vandenberg report [120] noted that attitude was stable and systems were normal `except for payload'. It appears that the PVP 854 payload failed to operate. The vehicle was deorbited after 1 day; recovery is believed to have been unsuccessful.
| FTV 2404 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Aug 5 | 1758:59 | Launch by Atlas Agena B | NMFPA |
| 1801:17 | BECO (T+2:18) | ||
| 1803:23 | SECO (T+4:24) | ||
| 1803:39 | VECO (T+4:40) | ||
| 1803:44 | Atlas sep (T+4:45) | <0 x 211 x 96? (VCR) | |
| 1804:14 | SPS ignition (T+5:15) | ||
| 1804:23 | Agena burn (T+5:24) | ||
| 1804:24 | SPS cutoff (T+5:25) | ||
| 1807:57 | Agena MECO (T+8:58) | 196 x 232 x 96.3 (VCR) | |
| 88.5 201 x 203 x 96.2 (SATCAT) | |||
| 1962 Aug 5 | 2322 | 88.55 203 x 203 x 96.30 | |
| 1962 Aug 6 | 88.62 205 x 205 x 96.3 (RAE) | ||
| 1962 Aug 6 | 1830? | Attitude stable to rev 18 | |
| 1962 Aug 6 | 1830? | Agena B retrofire | |
| SRV sep | |||
| 1840? | SRV recovered? | ||