United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 29
Launched
February 2, 1966
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 29 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 2, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 303rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 525th orbital launch attempt. It was the 46th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 188 × 434 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
- 46th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 303rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 525th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7291 · NORAD 1968 · 1966-007 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-007A
- Epoch
- 1966-02-03 01:31:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.89351362 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0183836
- Inclination
- 75.0464°
- Ascending node
- 166.0171°
- Arg. of perigee
- 160.1513°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.6727°
- 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 7291 · NORAD 1968 · re-entered February 27, 1966
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
22nd launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 203rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 29 launch?
KH-4A 29 launched on February 2, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 29?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 29 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 29 reach?
It reached a 188 × 434 km orbit inclined 75.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).