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United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2G Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 41
Launched
May 9, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-4A 41 launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2G Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 9, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 395th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 696th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 4696, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 797 km orbit inclined 85.1°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 3rd Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 395th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 696th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4696 · NORAD 2779 · 1967-043 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-043A
- Epoch
- 1967-05-10 14:35:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.2669772 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0442572
- Inclination
- 85.0538°
- Ascending node
- 258.1287°
- Arg. of perigee
- 156.406°
- Mean anomaly
- 205.8072°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 11
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 4696 · NORAD 2779 · re-entered July 13, 1967
- FANION III · NORAD 2780 · re-entered March 14, 1993
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
39th launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 1st this year · 260th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
322 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 41 launch?
KH-4A 41 launched on May 9, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 41?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 41?
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2G Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 41 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 41 reach?
OPS 4696, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 189 × 797 km orbit inclined 85.1°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 41 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).