United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 13
Launched
November 2, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 13 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 2, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 220th launch, 45th this year and humanity's 376th orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 16th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 198 × 443 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
- 26th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 16th this yearUnited States Air Force's 220th launch45th this yearhumanity's 376th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5434 · NORAD 921 · 1964-071 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-071A
- Epoch
- 1964-11-03 01:30:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.86044664 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0183266
- Inclination
- 79.9701°
- Ascending node
- 71.6664°
- Arg. of perigee
- 156.8129°
- Mean anomaly
- 204.0244°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 5434 · NORAD 921 · re-entered November 28, 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
39th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 6th this year · 152nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 13 launch?
KH-4A 13 launched on November 2, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 13?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 13 reach?
It reached a 198 × 443 km orbit inclined 80.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).