United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 21
Launched
June 9, 1965
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 21 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 9, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 264th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 444th orbital launch attempt. It was the 36th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 8425, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 360 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
- 36th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 264th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 444th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 8425 · NORAD 1396 · 1965-045 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-045A
- Epoch
- 1965-06-11 01:53:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03766825 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0134366
- Inclination
- 75.0677°
- Ascending node
- 295.5436°
- Arg. of perigee
- 146.7798°
- Mean anomaly
- 214.1474°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 19
- 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 8425 · NORAD 1396 · re-entered June 22, 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
33rd launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 2nd this year · 177th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
145 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 21 launch?
KH-4A 21 launched on June 9, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 21?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 21 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 21 reach?
OPS 8425, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 360 km orbit inclined 75.1°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 21 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).