United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 40
Launched
March 30, 1967
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 40 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 30, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 386th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 680th orbital launch attempt. It was the 58th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 172 × 332 km orbit inclined 85.0°. 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
- 58th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 386th launch14th this yearhumanity's 680th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4779 · NORAD 2736 · 1967-029 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-029A
- Epoch
- 1967-03-30 21:22:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.10662682 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0120571
- Inclination
- 85.025°
- Ascending node
- 174.6901°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.6627°
- Mean anomaly
- 179.44°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 4779 · NORAD 2736 · re-entered April 17, 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
28th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 3rd this year · 254th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 40 launch?
KH-4A 40 launched on March 30, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 40?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 40?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 40 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 40 reach?
It reached a 172 × 332 km orbit inclined 85.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 40 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).