United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 17
Launched
February 25, 1965
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 17 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 25, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 241st launch, 10th this year and humanity's 409th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 4782, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 380 km orbit inclined 75.1°. 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
- 32nd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 241st launch10th this yearhumanity's 409th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4782 · NORAD 1096 · 1965-013 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-013A
- Epoch
- 1965-02-26 01:42:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99619432 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.014614
- Inclination
- 75.0763°
- Ascending node
- 192.1012°
- Arg. of perigee
- 163.2358°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.2525°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 4782 · NORAD 1096 · re-entered March 18, 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 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
16th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 164th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
130 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 17 launch?
KH-4A 17 launched on February 25, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 17?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 17 reach?
OPS 4782, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 185 × 380 km orbit inclined 75.1°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).