Hitchhiker 1 (P-11 2)

USA

Launch data:

Designation	00614 / 63025B
Launch date	27 Jun 1963 - 00:37 UT
Launch site	Va, 75-1-2
Launch vehicle	Thor-SLV2A Agena-D (#381)
Satellite type	P-11 #2
Mission	ELINT: Radiation data
Earth orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	323 / 2506 km
Inclination	82.1°
Period	114.1 min

First successful flight of P-11 bus, mainly used for radar signals intelligence gathering.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Lockheed
Customer	US Air Force
Platform	P-11 bus
Mass at launch	80 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
DC power

Description:

These subsatellites were deployed from the propulsion rack of the Agena-D stage of KH-4 Corona, KH-6 Lanyard and KH-7 Gambit-1 reconnaissance satellites.

External links:

Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7, #8, #228 - update: 17.01.20