United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4 22
Launched
June 27, 1963
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4 22 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 27, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 147th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 258th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 0999, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 400 km orbit inclined 81.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- 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
- 5th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 147th launch21st this yearhumanity's 258th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 0999 · NORAD 609 · 1963-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-025A
- Epoch
- 1963-06-27 04:36:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92219327 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0144736
- Inclination
- 81.2468°
- Ascending node
- 350.0751°
- Arg. of perigee
- 145.2777°
- Mean anomaly
- 215.6753°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
2 catalogued: 2 payloads; none still in orbit
- OPS 0999 · NORAD 609 · re-entered July 26, 1963
- Hitchhiker II · NORAD 614 · re-entered August 12, 2024
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 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
5th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 98th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
204 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4 22 launch?
KH-4 22 launched on June 27, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4 22?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4 22 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4 22 reach?
OPS 0999, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 400 km orbit inclined 81.2°.
How many satellites did KH-4 22 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).