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the spin system despun the spacecraft. Just before it started to heat up on reentry, the orbit ejection subsystem dropped off the capsule and its heat shield. At 15,000 metres (49,000 ft) a small parachute was deployed, strobe lights and a radio beacon were activated, and the heat shield was released. After stabilization a larger parachute was deployed.
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SRV massed 772 kilograms (1,702 lb), the SRV alone massing 54.55 kilograms (120 lb) Like, Discoverer 12, Discoverer 13 carried a newly developed gas motor for spin stabilization to replace the system that had caused the loss of
Discoverer 11. Discoverer 13 also carried an American flag in its SRV.
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to start the reentry. After the Agena pitched itself down 60 degrees, the recovery vehicle was ejected by small springs, and the new spin engine, utilizing cold gas, spun the SRV for stability. Its retrorocket fired, reducing the capsule's velocity by 400 metres (1,300 ft) per second, and then
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and SRV. Discoverers 12 and 13 largely differed from their operational predecessors in that, instead of mounting the "C" (for Corona) surveillance camera, the SRV contained extra telemetry. The bus also included a doppler beacon and external lights for tracking purposes. The combination of bus and
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upper stage, which not only offered housing but whose engine provided attitude control in orbit. The KH-1 payload included the C (for Corona) single, vertical-looking, panoramic camera that scanned back and forth, exposing its film at a right angle to the line of flight. The camera, built by
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American flag that Discoverer 13 carried instead of a camera was presented to President Eisenhower, the public celebration reinforcing the Corona program's civilian cover. Lockheed employees celebrated the successful flight with a party at a hotel in
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in surveilling the Sino-Soviet Bloc, determining the disposition and speed of production of Soviet missiles and long-range bombers assess. The Corona program was also used to produce maps and charts for the
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with a f/5.0 aperture and 61 centimetres (24 in) focal length, had a ground resolution of 12.9 metres (42 ft). Film was returned from orbit by a single
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spy satellite series, it was the first fully successful flight in the
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vacuum-resistant film and was the first mission on which the onboard camera worked properly. Discoverer 11 failed on reentry, caused by the explosion of its spin motor, and
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Day, Dwayne A.; Logsdon, John M.; Latell, Brian (1998).
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Eye in the Sky: The Story of the Corona Spy Satellites
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369:←
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350:←
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2819:Mars 1M No.2
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2805:Mars 1M No.1
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2653:Discoverer 9
2651:
2447:KH-10 Dorian
2336:KH-9 Hexagon
1806:KH-6 Lanyard
1114:KH-2 Corona'
1085:Discoverer 9
1080:Discoverer 8
1075:Discoverer 7
1070:Discoverer 6
1065:Discoverer 5
1060:Discoverer 4
860:
731:. Retrieved
727:"Launch Log"
720:
708:. Retrieved
664:
625:. Retrieved
599:. Retrieved
592:the original
579:
567:. Retrieved
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516:Pearl Harbor
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431:U-2 spyplane
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280:Eccentricity
235:Landing site
227:Landing date
137:Manufacturer
63:1960-Theta 1
50:US Air Force
38:Mission type
2033:KH-8 Gambit
1832:KH-7 Gambit
1053:KH-1 Corona
710:14 December
389:Corona KH-1
310:Inclination
196:Launch site
168:Launch date
147:Launch mass
119:CORONA KH-1
2920:Categories
2848:Transit 3A
2832:Explorer 8
2799:Courier 1B
2771:Courier 1A
2736:Transit 2A
2690:Transit 1B
1735:KH-5 Argon
1005:KH-5 Argon
999:See also:
733:7 November
627:7 November
601:25 January
569:24 October
549:References
463:Spacecraft
401:Background
345:Discoverer
263:Geocentric
219:Decay date
191:(Thor 231)
2902:underline
2673:Pioneer 5
273:Low Earth
179: GMT
75:1960-008A
69:COSPAR ID
2854:SOLRAD 2
2741:SOLRAD 1
2558:See also
2491:OPS 9627
2486:OPS 3984
2481:OPS 2581
2476:OPS 4515
2471:OPS 5705
2456:(mockup)
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1772:FTV-1134
1767:FTV-1132
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1335:OPS 0999
1330:OPS 0954
1325:OPS 0720
1320:OPS 0583
1315:OPS 0048
1310:FTV-1156
1305:FTV-1155
1300:FTV-1135
1295:FTV-1136
1290:FTV-1154
1285:FTV-1153
1280:FTV-1133
1275:FTV-1152
1270:FTV-1131
1265:FTV-1130
1260:FTV-1151
1255:FTV-1129
1250:FTV-1127
1245:FTV-1128
1240:FTV-1125
1235:FTV-1124
683:36783934
506:Honolulu
425:and the
240:Honolulu
141:Lockheed
46:Operator
2906:italics
2842:TIROS-2
2812:Samos 1
2765:Echo 1A
2731:Midas 2
2685:TIROS-1
2667:Midas 1
2582:USA-144
2546:USA-245
2541:USA-224
2536:USA-186
2531:USA-161
2526:USA-129
2521:USA-116
2268:OPS 304
476:Mission
439:Agena-A
421:of the
314:82.850°
284:0.03101
173: (
131:Agena-A
90:SATCAT
2720:Echo 1
2640:1961 →
2625:← 1959
2577:USA-53
2516:USA-86
2511:USA-33
2506:USA-27
681:
671:
537:Legacy
415:Corona
320:Period
269:Regime
230:11 Aug
222:14 Nov
184:Rocket
97:S00048
2567:Misty
2562:KH-12
2501:#2101
2496:USA-6
2438:#1220
2433:USA-2
2161:KH-8A
1635:KH-4B
1364:KH-4A
595:(PDF)
588:(PDF)
492:by a
330:Epoch
2679:S-46
2633:1960
2040:KH-8
1223:KH-4
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