United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 14
Launched
November 18, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 14 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 18, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 223rd launch, 48th this year and humanity's 380th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 190 × 343 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 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
- 28th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 18th this yearUnited States Air Force's 223rd launch48th this yearhumanity's 380th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3360 · NORAD 930 · 1964-075 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-075A
- Epoch
- 1964-11-19 09:32:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05428915 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0115692
- Inclination
- 69.9992°
- Ascending node
- 79.4566°
- Arg. of perigee
- 108.1928°
- Mean anomaly
- 253.0833°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- 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 3360 · NORAD 930 · re-entered December 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 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
19th launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 5th this year · 154th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 14 launch?
KH-4A 14 launched on November 18, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 14?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 14 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 14 reach?
It reached a 190 × 343 km orbit inclined 70.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).