United States Air ForceThor Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4 23
Launched
July 19, 1963
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-4 23 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 19, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 152nd launch, 26th this year and humanity's 262nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Thor Agena D flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 1266, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 392 km orbit inclined 82.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Thor Agena D flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 152nd launch26th this yearhumanity's 262nd orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1266 · NORAD 621 · 1963-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-029A
- Epoch
- 1963-07-19 03:59:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.93994644 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0140195
- Inclination
- 82.7324°
- Ascending node
- 1.6576°
- Arg. of perigee
- 144.9321°
- Mean anomaly
- 216.001°
- 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: 1 payload, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- OPS 1266 · NORAD 621 · re-entered August 13, 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 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
12th launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 4th this year · 101st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4 23 launch?
KH-4 23 launched on July 19, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4 23?
Thor Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4 23 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4 23 reach?
OPS 1266, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 205 × 392 km orbit inclined 82.7°.
How many satellites did KH-4 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).