GAMBIT 2

1963-36A

SV 952, the second GAMBIT mission was launched on 1963 Sep 6 by Atlas Agena D from Point Arguello and reentered on Sep 13 from its 168 x 263 km x 94.4 deg orbit. The OCV stabilization system suffered an open valve and its control gas was lost. The Agena 4701 upper stage separated from the OCV, and it may have been one of four pieces of debris associated with the launch which reentered between Sep 8 and Sep 13.


Program 206 SV 952 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1963 Sep 6   1930:18   Launch by Atlas Agena D   NMFPA 
 1932:33   BECO (T+2:15) 
 1934:44   SECO (T+4:26) 
 1935:03   VECO (T+4:45) 
 1935:05   Atlas sep (T+4:47) 
 1936:18   S01A burn (T+6:02) 
 1940:23   Agena MECO (T+10:05)   89.17 189 x 305 x 94.36 (VCR) 
1963 Sep 7   0354     89.02 182 x 270 x 94.2 
1963 Sep 8   2200?   RV recovered on Rev 34 
  2210?   OCV separated from Agena   174 x 277 x 94.4 
  2212?  RV landed 
1963 Sep 8     Debris 36D reentered 
1963 Sep 10   1900     89.06 168 x 263 x 94.37 (RAE) 
1963 Sep 10     Debris 36C reentered   88.0 160 x 193 x 94.3 (SATCAT) 
1963 Sep 10     Debris 36E reentered   87.9 170 x 171 x 94.3 (SATCAT) 
1963 Sep 10     Debris 36F reentered   88.5 171 x 227 x 94.4 (SATCAT) 
1963 Sep     OCV orbit   88.7 171 x 243 x 94.4 (SATCAT) 
1963 Sep 13   2040?   OCV Reentered after 7.05d 
1963 Sep 13     Debris 36B reentered   88.3 160 x 211 x 94.4 (SATCAT) 

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