United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 38
Launched
January 14, 1967
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 38 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 14, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 374th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 650th orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 1664, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 388 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
- 56th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 374th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 650th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1664 · NORAD 2642 · 1967-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-002A
- Epoch
- 1967-01-14 23:56:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.978107 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0150983
- Inclination
- 80.0897°
- Ascending node
- 142.865°
- Arg. of perigee
- 163.2856°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.322°
- 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 1664 · NORAD 2642 · re-entered February 2, 1967
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
26th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 246th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
116 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 38 launch?
KH-4A 38 launched on January 14, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 38?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 38 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 38 reach?
OPS 1664, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 187 × 388 km orbit inclined 80.1°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).