United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4 21
Launched
June 12, 1963
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4 21 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 12, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 143rd launch, 17th this year and humanity's 252nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 188 × 417 km orbit inclined 81.7°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor SLV-2A Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 143rd launch17th this yearhumanity's 252nd orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 0954 · NORAD 590 · 1963-019 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-019A
- Epoch
- 1963-06-13 02:27:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92409808 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0171633
- Inclination
- 81.6996°
- Ascending node
- 326.2287°
- Arg. of perigee
- 155.514°
- Mean anomaly
- 205.3119°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 0954 · NORAD 590 · re-entered July 12, 1963
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The KH-4 (Keyhole-4) was fourth version in the Corona-program to build an optical reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31st launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 2nd this year · 95th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
86 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4 21 launch?
KH-4 21 launched on June 12, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4 21?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4 21 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4 21 reach?
It reached a 188 × 417 km orbit inclined 81.7°.
How many satellites did KH-4 21 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).