United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 15
Launched
December 19, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 15 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 19, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 229th launch, 54th this year and humanity's 391st orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 194 × 419 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
- 29th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 19th this yearUnited States Air Force's 229th launch54th this yearhumanity's 391st orbital launch attempt98th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3358 · NORAD 961 · 1964-085 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-085A
- Epoch
- 1964-12-20 01:09:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91116526 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0168282
- Inclination
- 74.9943°
- Ascending node
- 116.3124°
- Arg. of perigee
- 160.444°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.2093°
- 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 3358 · NORAD 961 · re-entered January 14, 1965
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
40th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 7th this year · 158th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 15 launch?
KH-4A 15 launched on December 19, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 15?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 15 reach?
It reached a 194 × 419 km orbit inclined 75.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).