United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 11
Launched
October 5, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 11 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 5, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 215th launch, 40th this year and humanity's 364th orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 14th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 187 × 445 km orbit inclined 80.0°. 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
- 24th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 14th this yearUnited States Air Force's 215th launch40th this yearhumanity's 364th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3333 · NORAD 890 · 1964-061 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-061A
- Epoch
- 1964-10-07 06:34:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.87567687 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0192672
- Inclination
- 79.977°
- Ascending node
- 47.2919°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.3823°
- Mean anomaly
- 202.5407°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 22
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 3333 · NORAD 890 · re-entered October 26, 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 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
38th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 5th this year · 146th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 11 launch?
KH-4A 11 launched on October 5, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 11?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 11 reach?
It reached a 187 × 445 km orbit inclined 80.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).