PVP 852/FTV 2402 (Program 698BJ Vehicle 2) was launched on 1962 Jun 17 by Atlas Agena B from Point Arguello into polar orbit. All systems on the spacecraft were reported to work normally through orbit 10. However, a gas leak depleted attitude control fuel, and an early recovery was attempted. The satellite was deorbited after one day; an electrical failure meant the SRV did not separate from the Agena, and the two reentered 1000 km north of the planned area. Deorbit was either rev 16 at around 1740 or rev 17 at around 1900.
| FTV 2402 (PVP 852) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Jun 17 | 1814:18 | Launch by Atlas Agena B | NMFPA |
| 1816:34 | BECO (T+2:16) | ||
| 1818:39 | SECO (T+4:21) | ||
| 1818:55 | VECO (T+4:37) | ||
| 1818:58 | Atlas sep (T+4:40) | <0 x 213 x 94.37 (VCR) | |
| 1819:32 | SPS burn (T+5:14) | ||
| 1819:40 | Agena burn (T+5:22) | ||
| 1819:42 | SPS cutoff (T+5:24) | ||
| 1823:27 | Agena MECO (T+9:09) | 209 x 230 x ? (VCR) | |
| 88.4 198 x 198 x 96.2 (SATCAT) | |||
| 1962 Jun 17 | 2337 | 88.48 199 x 199 x 96.30 | |
| 1962 Jun 18 | 0800?? | End of orbital ops?, rev 10 | |
| 1962 Jun 18 | 1740? | Agena B retrofire | |
| SRV failed to sep | |||
| SRV/Agena reentered | |||