# Corona 98
**Wikidata**: [Q18327720](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18327720)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/corona-98

## Summary
Corona 98 is a reconnaissance satellite launched on 17 August 1965. It was placed into orbit from Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 aboard a Thor-Agena D launcher and is catalogued under COSPAR ID 1965-067A (SCN 01513).

## Key Facts
- Corona 98 is classified as a reconnaissance satellite (a satellite that covertly collects data for intelligence or military applications).  
- Launch date: 1965-08-17.  
- Launch site / start point: Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3.  
- Launch vehicle: Thor-Agena D.  
- COSPAR ID: 1965-067A.  
- SCN (satellite catalog number): 01513.  
- Significant recorded event: rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 on 1965-08-17.  
- Available imagery: a surviving image file shows Poznań and its neighbourhood, dated 1965-08-23.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Corona 98?
A: Corona 98 is a reconnaissance satellite launched by the United States on 17 August 1965. It is identified in orbit by COSPAR ID 1965-067A and SCN 01513.

### Q: When and where was Corona 98 launched?
A: Corona 98 was launched on 1965-08-17 from Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3.

### Q: What launch vehicle placed Corona 98 into orbit?
A: Corona 98 was launched on a Thor-Agena D launch vehicle.

### Q: Is there imagery available from Corona 98?
A: Yes. A recorded image attributed to Corona 98 shows Poznań and its neighbourhood and is dated 1965-08-23.

## Why It Matters
Corona 98 represents a mid-1960s example of the class of reconnaissance satellites that collect ground imagery from orbit. As an operational reconnaissance asset launched on 17 August 1965, its documented launch details (site, date, and launcher) and identifying catalog information (COSPAR ID 1965-067A, SCN 01513) make it a verifiable data point in the historical record of space-based observation systems. The existence of imagery attributed to Corona 98 (an image dated 1965-08-23 showing Poznań) demonstrates the satellite’s role in producing ground photographs. For researchers, archivists, and historians of space missions and remote sensing, Corona 98’s preserved identifiers and image provide concrete evidence linking a specific launch and platform to on-orbit imaging activity during that period.

## Notable For
- Launch on 1965-08-17 from Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3.  
- Use of the Thor-Agena D launch vehicle.  
- Cataloged under COSPAR ID 1965-067A and SCN 01513.  
- Surviving imagery attributed to the satellite showing Poznań dated 1965-08-23.  
- Listed as a reconnaissance satellite (covert data-collection role).

## Body

### Identification and classification
- Name: Corona 98.  
- Instance of: reconnaissance satellite.  
- Reconnaissance satellites are defined as satellites that covertly collect data for intelligence or military applications.

### Orbital identifiers and cataloguing
- COSPAR ID: 1965-067A.  
- SCN: 01513.

### Launch
- Launch date: 1965-08-17.  
- Launch site / start point: Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3.  
- Launch vehicle: Thor-Agena D.  
- Significant event recorded: rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 on 1965-08-17.

### Imagery and recorded output
- An image file attributed to Corona 98 shows Poznań and its neighbourhood.  
- The image filename indicates a date of 1965-08-23 for that photograph.

### References in public records
- The satellite appears in public listings with the above COSPAR and catalog identifiers.  
- A linked image is available at the provided commons file path showing ground photography attributed to Corona 98.

### Language and links
- There is at least one linked Wikipedia language entry (Polish).

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report