Hitchhiker 4 (OPS 3316)

USA


International Sat. n°:

USA satellite n°:

Orig PL Name: P-11 n°4202

Launch data:

Designation 00851 / 64045B
Launch date 14 Aug 1964 - 22:00 UT
Launch site Va, PALC2-4
Launch vehicle  Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D (#7101)
Mission ELINT
Perigee / Apogee 272 / 3751 km
Inclination 95.7°
Period 127.4 min

A pickaback scientific P-11 subsatellite was also ejected from the Agena stage. The OCV reentered by random decay on Aug 23.


Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Customer  US Air Force
Platform  
Mass at launch  79 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  

Decay:

Out of service:  
Cause:  
Descent date:  08 Mar 1979
Lifetime: 


Ref: #1, #7, #8 - update: 2.06.05