United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 12
Launched
October 17, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 12 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 17, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 218th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 371st orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 184 × 433 km orbit inclined 75.0°. 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
- 25th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 15th this yearUnited States Air Force's 218th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 371st orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3559 · NORAD 911 · 1964-067 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-067A
- Epoch
- 1964-10-18 17:07:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.90236797 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0186597
- Inclination
- 74.9911°
- Ascending node
- 65.9947°
- Arg. of perigee
- 148.3456°
- Mean anomaly
- 212.79°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- 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 3559 · NORAD 911 · re-entered November 4, 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
15th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 5th this year · 150th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 12 launch?
KH-4A 12 launched on October 17, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 12?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 12 reach?
It reached a 184 × 433 km orbit inclined 75.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).