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United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2G Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 37
Launched
November 8, 1966
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-4A 37 launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2G Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 8, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 364th launch, 65th this year and humanity's 629th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 179 × 333 km orbit inclined 100.1°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thorad SLV-2G Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 364th launch65th this yearhumanity's 629th orbital launch attempt112th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1866 · NORAD 2537 · 1966-102 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-102A
- Epoch
- 1966-11-08 23:50:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09404126 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0116357
- Inclination
- 100.0822°
- Ascending node
- 39.5796°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.5734°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.6455°
- 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 1866 · NORAD 2537 · re-entered November 29, 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 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
46th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 3rd this year · 240th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 37 launch?
KH-4A 37 launched on November 8, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 37?
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2G Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 37 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 37 reach?
It reached a 179 × 333 km orbit inclined 100.1°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 37 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).