United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 3
Launched
February 15, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 3 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 15, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 181st launch, 6th this year and humanity's 301st orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 3444, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 448 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
- 12th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 181st launch6th this yearhumanity's 301st orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3444 · NORAD 752 · 1964-008 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-008A
- Epoch
- 1964-02-16 01:38:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.85890289 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0189773
- Inclination
- 75.0653°
- Ascending node
- 179.7927°
- Arg. of perigee
- 149.2034°
- Mean anomaly
- 211.9237°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 3444 · NORAD 752 · re-entered March 9, 1964
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 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 1st this year · 121st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
109 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 3 launch?
KH-4A 3 launched on February 15, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 3?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 3 reach?
OPS 3444, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 448 km orbit inclined 75.1°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).