FTV 2405

1962 BetaPi

FTV 2405 (Program 698BJ Vehicle 5) was launched on 1962 Nov 11 by Atlas Agena B from Point Arguello. The planned orbit was 88.72 min, 219 x 219 km x 96.0 deg, and the actual one was 88.78 min, 216 x 235 km x 96.11 deg [120]. The SATCAT gives an orbit whose eccentricity is almost exactly a factor ten too high; I suspect a data entry error.

The satellite was deorbited after one day; recovery was a failure despite the report of emulsion data being obtained [165]. A TRS Mark I research subsatellite, ERS 1, was attached to the Agena 2405 aft rack but failed to separate.


FTV 2405 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1962 Nov 11   2017:02   Launch by Atlas Agena B   NMFPA  
  2019:19   BECO (T+2:17) 
  2021:26   SECO (T+4:24) 
  2021:41   VECO (T+4:39) 
  2021:43   Atlas sep (T+4:41)   <0 x 213 x 94.36 (VCR) 
  2022:21   SPS ignition (T+5:19) 
  2022:29   Agena burn (T+5:27) 
  2022:31   SPS cutoff (T+5:29) 
  2026:16   Agena MECO (T+9:14)   88.78 216 x 235 x 96.11 (VCR) 
    88.65 206 x 206 x 96.0 (RAE) 
    88.7 128 x 292 x 96.0 (SATCAT) 
1962 Nov 12   2230??   Stable through orbit 18 
1962 Nov 12   2230??  Agena B retrofire 
   SRV sep 
   SRV landed in US. 

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