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FTV-1132, also known as the Corona 9042A, was an American area survey optical reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1962. It was a KH-5 Argon satellite, based on an Agena-B.[1] The satellite operated successfully, but its film capsule was lost during recovery due to a parachute failure.

FTV-1132

Mission type	Optical reconnaissance
Operator	US Air Force/NRO
Harvard designation	1962 Alpha Upsilon 1
COSPAR ID	1962-044A
SATCAT no.	00385
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	KH-5 Argon
Bus	Agena-B
Manufacturer	Lockheed
Launch mass	1,150 kilograms (2,540 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	1 September 1962, 20:39 (1962-09-01UTC20:39Z) UTC
Rocket	Thor DM-21 Agena-B 348
Launch site	Vandenberg LC-75-3-5
End of mission
Decay date	26 October 1964 (1964-10-27)
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	288 kilometers (179 mi)
Apogee altitude	670 kilometers (420 mi)
Inclination	82.8 degrees
Period	94.2 minutes

The launch of FTV-1132 occurred at 20:39 UTC on 1 September 1962. A Thor DM-21 Agena-B rocket was used, flying from Launch Complex 75-3-5 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base.[2] Upon successfully reaching orbit, it was assigned the Harvard designation 1962 Alpha Upsilon 1.

FTV-1132 was operated in a low Earth orbit, with a perigee of 288 kilometres (179 mi), an apogee of 670 kilometres (420 mi), 82.8 degrees of inclination, and a period of 94.2 minutes.[3] The satellite had a mass of 1,150 kilograms (2,540 lb),[4] and was equipped with a frame camera with a focal length of 76 millimetres (3.0 in), which had a maximum resolution of 140 metres (460 ft).[5] Images were recorded onto 127-millimeter (5.0 in) film, and returned in a Satellite Recovery Vehicle, before the satellite ceased operations. The Satellite Recovery Vehicle used by FTV-1132 was SRV-600. Following atmospheric reentry, SRV-600 was to have been collected in mid-air by a Fairchild C-119J Flying Boxcar aircraft, but when this was attempted the parachute separated from the spacecraft, causing the capsule to fall into the sea.[4] FTV-1132 decayed from orbit on 26 October 1964.[3]

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