United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 39
Launched
February 22, 1967
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 39 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 22, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 381st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 665th orbital launch attempt. It was the 57th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 185 × 389 km orbit inclined 80.0°. 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
- 57th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 381st launch9th this yearhumanity's 665th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4750 · NORAD 2686 · 1967-015 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-015A
- Epoch
- 1967-02-23 02:00:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9792222 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0153333
- Inclination
- 80.0294°
- Ascending node
- 189.7284°
- Arg. of perigee
- 160.2806°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.4361°
- 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 4750 · NORAD 2686 · re-entered March 11, 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
27th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 2nd this year · 251st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 39 launch?
KH-4A 39 launched on February 22, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 39?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 39?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 39 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 39 reach?
It reached a 185 × 389 km orbit inclined 80.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 39 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).