United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 33
Launched
May 24, 1966
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 33 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 24, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 324th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 566th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 186 × 278 km orbit inclined 66.0°. 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
- 51st Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 324th launch25th this yearhumanity's 566th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1778 · NORAD 2181 · 1966-042 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-042A
- Epoch
- 1966-05-24 05:56:41 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18100471 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0069156
- Inclination
- 66.0316°
- Ascending node
- 348.2388°
- Arg. of perigee
- 73.5519°
- Mean anomaly
- 287.2198°
- 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 1778 · NORAD 2181 · re-entered June 9, 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
24th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 3rd this year · 218th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 33 launch?
KH-4A 33 launched on May 24, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 33?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 33 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 33 reach?
It reached a 186 × 278 km orbit inclined 66.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).