United States Air ForceThor SLV-2 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
DSAP-1 F8 & F9
Launched
June 18, 1964
Image: USAF
Summary
DSAP-1 F8 & F9 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 18, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 196th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 331st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). OPS 4467A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 836 × 845 km orbit inclined 99.8°. 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
- 5th Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 196th launch21st this yearhumanity's 331st orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4467A · NORAD 812 · 1964-031 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 4467 A
- Object ID
- 1964-031A
- Epoch
- 1964-06-19 02:16:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.17685692 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006309
- Inclination
- 99.8428°
- Ascending node
- 35.0199°
- Arg. of perigee
- 332.0824°
- Mean anomaly
- 27.9094°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- OPS 4467A · NORAD 812 · in orbit
- OPS 4467B · NORAD 813 · in orbit
Agena D 2304 · 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 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
36th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 3rd this year · 133rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
51 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did DSAP-1 F8 & F9 launch?
DSAP-1 F8 & F9 launched on June 18, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch DSAP-1 F8 & F9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched DSAP-1 F8 & F9?
Thor SLV-2 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2 Agena D spec sheet
Where did DSAP-1 F8 & F9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did DSAP-1 F8 & F9 reach?
OPS 4467A, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 836 × 845 km orbit inclined 99.8°.
How many satellites did DSAP-1 F8 & F9 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).