United States Air ForceThor SLV-2 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DSAP-1 F6 & F7
Launched
January 19, 1964
Image: USAF
Summary
DSAP-1 F6 & F7 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 19, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 177th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 295th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). OPS 3367A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 816 × 835 km orbit inclined 99.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor SLV-2 Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 4th Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 177th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 295th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3367A · NORAD 734 · 1964-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 3367 A
- Object ID
- 1964-002B
- Epoch
- 1964-01-19 20:27:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.22085191 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0013385
- Inclination
- 99.0128°
- Ascending node
- 337.4934°
- Arg. of perigee
- 352.8074°
- Mean anomaly
- 7.1735°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- OPS 3367A · NORAD 734 · in orbit
- OPS 3367B · NORAD 735 · in orbit
Agena D 2303 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The DSAP-1 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 1) satellites series, also known as P-35, was the first series of military meteorologal satellites of the USA.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
10th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 119th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSAP-1 F6 & F7 launch?
DSAP-1 F6 & F7 launched on January 19, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSAP-1 F6 & F7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSAP-1 F6 & F7?
Thor SLV-2 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2 Agena D spec sheet
Where did DSAP-1 F6 & F7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DSAP-1 F6 & F7 reach?
OPS 3367A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 816 × 835 km orbit inclined 99.0°.
How many satellites did DSAP-1 F6 & F7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).