Jonathan's Space Pages

Launch 1963-021: NRL Composite 3

Thor 378/Agena 23531963 Jun 15



Launch Result

Reached incorrect orbit; payloads deployed.

Launched Objects

COSPARJCAT Name AltName Owner Mass/kg
1963-021CS00599POPPY 2A NRO Mission 7102A (SR VI) NRL 38
1963-021DS00600POPPY 2B NRO Mission 7102B (PL130) NRL 38
1963-021ES00598POPPY 2C NRO Mission 7102C (PL112) NRL 29
1963-021FS00597SURCAL III SURCAL NRL 4
1963-021BS00601 LOFTI IIB Lofti 2B NRL 27
1963-021AA08433 Agena D 2353 Agena D 2353 AF 990
1963-021AS00593 WILD BILL 4 NRO Mission 7216 (AFTRACK) AF 5?
1963-021G S00617 Debris object? AF? 0

Notes

POPPY 2: The NCST list gives decay lifetimes to the nearest day. The POPPY history also gives lifetimes for those sats. This makes the identifications secure, despite the confused naming in the SATCAT ("Radose 112" is not PL112.) Another source (the Sheldon list) gives one of the satellites as 'Ferret 130'; I suspect therefore that satellite Bravo is PL130.

LOFTI: LOFTI IIA and LOFTI IIB are sometimes referred to as LOFTI II and LOFTI IIA respectively.

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