United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 24
Launched
September 22, 1965
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 24 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 22, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 282nd launch, 51st this year and humanity's 477th orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Its tracked orbit, from September 25, 1965, was 198 × 368 km inclined 80.1°. 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
- 40th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 10th this yearUnited States Air Force's 282nd launch51st this yearhumanity's 477th orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7221 · NORAD 1602 · 1965-074 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-074A
- Epoch
- 1965-09-25 01:32:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99476225 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0127307
- Inclination
- 80.0552°
- Ascending node
- 28.3781°
- Arg. of perigee
- 164.8129°
- Mean anomaly
- 195.6784°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 35
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 7221 · NORAD 1602 · re-entered October 11, 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
20th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 5th this year · 188th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 24 launch?
KH-4A 24 launched on September 22, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 24?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 24 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 24 reach?
Its tracked orbit, from September 25, 1965, was 198 × 368 km inclined 80.1°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).