United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 34
Launched
June 21, 1966
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 34 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 21, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 333rd launch, 34th this year and humanity's 579th orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 1599, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 365 km orbit inclined 80.1°. 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
- 52nd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 7th this yearUnited States Air Force's 333rd launch34th this yearhumanity's 579th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1599 · NORAD 2227 · 1966-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-055A
- Epoch
- 1966-06-21 23:59:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97410501 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0113966
- Inclination
- 80.0796°
- Ascending node
- 299.402°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.1759°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.0491°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 1599 · NORAD 2227 · re-entered July 14, 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 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
38th launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 2nd this year · 221st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 34 launch?
KH-4A 34 launched on June 21, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 34?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 34?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 34 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 34 reach?
OPS 1599, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 213 × 365 km orbit inclined 80.1°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 34 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).