United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 25
Launched
October 5, 1965
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 25 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 5, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 286th launch, 55th this year and humanity's 482nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 41st Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 210 × 331 km orbit inclined 75.0°. 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
- 41st Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 11th this yearUnited States Air Force's 286th launch55th this yearhumanity's 482nd orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5325 · NORAD 1615 · 1965-079 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-079A
- Epoch
- 1965-10-05 21:43:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.03995677 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0090495
- Inclination
- 75.0276°
- Ascending node
- 350.8543°
- Arg. of perigee
- 140.3857°
- Mean anomaly
- 220.3419°
- 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 5325 · NORAD 1615 · re-entered October 29, 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
35th launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 4th this year · 191st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 25 launch?
KH-4A 25 launched on October 5, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 25?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 25 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 25 reach?
It reached a 210 × 331 km orbit inclined 75.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).