United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 2
Launched
September 23, 1963
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 23, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 162nd launch, 36th this year and humanity's 271st orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 166 × 450 km orbit inclined 74.8°. 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
- 8th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 162nd launch36th this yearhumanity's 271st orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1353 · NORAD 668 · 1963-037 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-037A
- Epoch
- 1963-09-24 02:59:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.90482924 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0212181
- Inclination
- 74.8458°
- Ascending node
- 57.4567°
- Arg. of perigee
- 157.9285°
- Mean anomaly
- 202.9987°
- 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 1353 · NORAD 668 · re-entered October 12, 1963
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 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
7th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 3rd this year · 107th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 2 launch?
KH-4A 2 launched on September 23, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 2?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 2 reach?
It reached a 166 × 450 km orbit inclined 74.8°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).