36) |
Discoverer
37 / KH-3 |
35th
American |
13
Jan 62 |
F |
Launch failure. |
37) |
Discoverer
38 / KH-4 |
36th
American |
27 Feb 62 |
S |
Capsule recovered after
4.1 days. |
38) |
Samos
6 |
37th
American |
7 Mar 62 |
F |
Failed to return camera and
film. |
39) |
Discoverer
39 / KH-4 |
38th
American |
18 Apr 62 |
S |
Capsule recovered, best mission
to date. |
40) |
Kosmos
4 (Zenit-2 2) |
2nd
Soviet |
26 Apr 62 |
PS |
Capsule recovered after 3 days. |
41) |
Samos
7 |
39th
American |
26 Apr 62 |
PS |
Radio relay of images: poor
results. |
42) |
Discoverer
40 / KH-4 |
40th
American |
29 Apr 62 |
F |
Parachute failed, no recovery. |
43) |
Discoverer
41 / KH-5 |
41st
American |
15 May 62 |
S |
Film capsule recovered after
4.1 days: first successful KH-5 mission. |
44) |
Discoverer
42 / KH-4 |
42nd
American |
30 May 62 |
S |
Film capsule recovered after
3.1 days. |
45) |
Kosmos
(Zenit-2 3) |
3rd Soviet |
1 Jun 62 |
F |
Launch failure. |
46) |
Discoverer
43 / KH-4 |
43rd
American |
2 Jun 62 |
F |
During air catch, chute tore
loose, capsule sank. |
47) |
Samos
8 |
44th
American |
17 Jun 62 |
PS |
Radio relay of images, poor
results. |
48) |
Discoverer
44 / KH-4 |
45th
American |
23 Jun 62 |
S |
Recovered. |
49) |
Discoverer
45 / KH-4 |
46th
American |
28 Jun 62 |
S |
Film capsule recovered after
4.1 days. |
50) |
Samos
9 |
47th
American |
18 Jul 62 |
PS |
Radio relay of images, poor
results. |
51) |
Discoverer
46 / KH-4 |
48th
American |
21 Jul 62 |
PS |
Aborted after 6 photo passes. |
52) |
Discoverer
47 / KH-4 |
49th
American |
28 Jul 62 |
S |
Film capsule recovered after
4.1 days. |
53) |
Kosmos
7 (Zenit-2 4) |
4th
Soviet |
28 Jul 62 |
(S) |
Recovered after 4 days. |
54) |
Discoverer
48 / KH-4 |
50th
American |
2 Aug 62 |
S |
Film capsule recovered after
4.1 days. |
55) |
Samos
10 |
51st
American |
5 Aug 62 |
PS |
Radio relay of images, poor
results. |
56) |
Discoverer
49 / KH-4 |
52nd
American |
29 Aug 62 |
PF |
Film capsule recovered after
4.1 days. |
57) |
Discoverer
50 / KH-5 |
53rd
American |
1 Sep 62 |
F |
Parachute failure, capsule
sank. |
58) |
Discoverer
51 / KH-4 |
54th
American |
17 Sep 62 |
PS |
Film capsule recovered after
1.1 day. |
59) |
Kosmos
9 (Zenit-2 7) |
5th Soviet |
27 Sep 62 |
(S) |
Recovered after 4 days. |
60) |
Discoverer
52 / KH-4 |
55th
American |
29 Sep 62 |
PF |
Recovered, erratic vehicle
attitude. |
61) |
Discoverer
53 / KH-5 |
56th
American |
9 Oct 62 |
PS |
Film capsule recovered after
4.1 days, shutter malfunction. |
62) |
Kosmos
10 (Zenit-2 5) |
6th Soviet |
17 Oct 62 |
(S) |
Recovered after 4 days. |
63) |
Discoverer
54 / KH-4 |
57th
American |
5 Nov 62 |
PF |
Film capsule recovered after
4.1 days; camera door malfunctioned. |
64) |
Samos
11 |
58th
American |
11 Nov 62 |
PS |
Radio relay of images, poor
results. |
65) |
Discoverer
55 / KH-4 |
59th
American |
24 Nov 62 |
PS |
Recovered: some film exposed
through base. |
66) |
Discoverer
56 / KH-4 |
60th
American |
4 Dec 62 |
F |
Failure: during air catch chute
tore, capsule sank. |
67) |
Discoverer
57 / KH-4 |
61st
American |
14 Dec 62 |
S |
Recovered after 4.1 days. Best
mission to date. |
68) |
Kosmos
12 (Zenit-2 6) |
7th Soviet |
22 Dec 62 |
(S) |
Recovered after 8 days. |
1168) |
IGS-1a |
1st Japanese |
28
Mar 03 |
(S) |
This dual optical
reconnaisance satellite is
the first Japanese military
space operation. |
1169) |
IGS-1b |
2nd Japanese |
28 Mar 03 |
(S) |
This dual optical reconnaisance
satellite is
the first Japanese military
space operation. |
1170) |
Kosmos
2399 / Don |
861st Russian |
12 Aug 03 |
F |
Film-return capsule recovery
failed. |
1171) |
SZ-5
OM / Shenzhou 5 Orbital Module |
22nd Chinese |
15 Oct 0 |
(S) |
Reported as an unmanned military
reconnaisance satellite. Decayed on 30 May 2004. |
1172) |
JB-4
/ Jianbin 4 (FSW-3 1) |
23rd Chinese |
3 Nov 03 |
(S) |
Decayed on 18 December 2003. |
1173) |
IGS-2a |
3rd Japanese |
29 Nov 03 |
F |
Second Japanese dual reconnaissance
satellites. Launch failure. |
1174) |
IGS-2b |
4th Japanese |
29 Nov 03 |
F |
Second Japanese dual reconnaissance
satellites. Launch failure. |