+------------+---------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+ | KH | System | Successful| Period of | Amount of | No. of | | Designator | | Mission | Operations | Film | Primary | | | | Numbers | | (ft.) | Camera | | | | | | | Frames | |------------|---------|-----------|------------|------------|------------| | KH-2 | CORONA | 9013, | October | 17,949 | 7,246 | | | | 9017, | 1960 - | | | | | | 9019 | October | | | | | | | 1961 | | | +------------+---------+-----------+------------+------------+------------+
The following table gives a listing of all missions organized according to mission number order. The statement "mission failed" is made under the mission description for missions that failed to acquire imagery.
|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | KH-2 Mission | Date | Short Mission Description | | | Launched | | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9011 | 26-Oct-60 | Mission failed. Satellite failed to | | | | separate from booster. Failed to | | | | achieve orbit. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9012 | 12-Nov-60 | Mission failed. Obtained orbit | | | | successfully. Film separated before | | | | any camera operation leaving only | | | | 1.7 ft of film in capsule. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9013 | 7-Dec-60 | *First successful mission employing | | | | KH-2 camera system. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9014A | See KH-5 | | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9015 | 30-Mar-61 | Mission failed. Second stage | | | | failed to obtain orbital velocity. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9016A | See KH-5 | | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9017 | 16-Jun-61 | *Capsule recovered from water on | | | | orbit 32. Streaks throughout film. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9018A | See KH-5 | | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9019 | 7-Jul-61 | *Main camera malfunctioned on pass | | | | 22. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9020A | See KH-5 | | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------| | 9021 | 3-Aug-61 | Mission failed. No orbit. | | | | Satellite guidance system failed. | |---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|