United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 16
Launched
January 15, 1965
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 16 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 15, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 232nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 395th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 3928, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 437 km orbit inclined 74.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 31st Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 232nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 395th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3928 · NORAD 972 · 1965-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-002A
- Epoch
- 1965-01-16 16:06:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.89588564 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0188888
- Inclination
- 74.9324°
- Ascending node
- 139.1082°
- Arg. of perigee
- 153.6749°
- Mean anomaly
- 207.2973°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 3928 · NORAD 972 · re-entered February 9, 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 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
32nd launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 1st this year · 160th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 16 launch?
KH-4A 16 launched on January 15, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 16?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 16 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 16 reach?
OPS 3928, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 184 × 437 km orbit inclined 74.9°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).