United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 10
Launched
September 14, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 10 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 14, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 212th launch, 37th this year and humanity's 359th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 3497, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 460 km orbit inclined 85.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 23rd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 13th this yearUnited States Air Force's 212th launch37th this yearhumanity's 359th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3497 · NORAD 882 · 1964-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-056A
- Epoch
- 1964-09-15 05:55:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.84215375 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0201282
- Inclination
- 84.9561°
- Ascending node
- 40.807°
- Arg. of perigee
- 137.0926°
- Mean anomaly
- 224.496°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 3497 · NORAD 882 · re-entered October 6, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
14th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 4th this year · 144th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
65 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 10 launch?
KH-4A 10 launched on September 14, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 10?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 10 reach?
OPS 3497, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 191 × 460 km orbit inclined 85.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).