| 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. |