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Hitchhiker III

retired

Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1964-045BLaunched 8/14/1964

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: AFP-206
Launch Vehicle: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Launch Date: 8/14/1964
Last Contact: 2/22/1965

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,997.5 km
Inclination: 95.69 deg
Dry Mass: 74 kg
Total Mass: 105 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: SCI
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1964-045B
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.080