NRL-PL 120

USA

Also called: Black Sphere

Launch data:

Designation:00502 / 1962 B-Tau 1 / 62067A
Launch date13 Dec 1962 - 04:07 UT
Launch siteVa, 75-1-1
Launch vehicle:Thor-DM21 Agena-D (#365/2351)
Mission:Military: Surveillance satellite
Earth orbit on Dec 17.0
Perigee / Apogee 231 x 2786 km
Eccentricity 0.162
Inclination °70.36
Period 116.26 min

Launched along with Injun 3.

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufactor 
Platform 
Operator 
Mass at launch  23 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  Sphere
Dimension (m) 0.6 dia
Equipment 
Solar array 
Stabilization  
Propulsion 
DC power  

End of life:

Decay09 Feb 1967 (.14)
Lifetime: 1518.97 days

Ref: #1, #7, #27, #206 - update: 08.08.11