United States Air ForceThor SLV-2 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4 25
Launched
November 27, 1963
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-4 25 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 27, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 171st launch, 45th this year and humanity's 285th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 190 × 376 km orbit inclined 69.6°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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 · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Thor SLV-2 Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 171st launch45th this yearhumanity's 285th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 2260 · NORAD 695 · 1963-048 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-048A
- Epoch
- 1963-11-27 22:14:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99445178 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0140053
- Inclination
- 69.6338°
- Ascending node
- 99.6852°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.7328°
- Mean anomaly
- 201.855°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 2260 · NORAD 695 · re-entered December 15, 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. KH-4 24 also carried the RM 5 radiometer payload for background measurements for the MIDAS program.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
10th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 113th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
381 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4 25 launch?
KH-4 25 launched on November 27, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4 25?
Thor SLV-2 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4 25 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4 25 reach?
It reached a 190 × 376 km orbit inclined 69.6°.
How many satellites did KH-4 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).