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United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2G Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 43
Launched
August 7, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-4A 43 launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2G Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 7, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 412th launch, 40th this year and humanity's 733rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 4827, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 356 km orbit inclined 80.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 5th Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 412th launch40th this yearhumanity's 733rd orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4827 · NORAD 2910 · 1967-076 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-076A
- Epoch
- 1967-08-08 16:38:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.0263544 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0123031
- Inclination
- 79.9693°
- Ascending node
- 347.5324°
- Arg. of perigee
- 181.5448°
- Mean anomaly
- 178.534°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 13
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 4827 · NORAD 2910 · re-entered September 1, 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 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
40th launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 2nd this year · 273rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
89 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 43 launch?
KH-4A 43 launched on August 7, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 43?
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2G Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 43 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 43 reach?
OPS 4827, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 193 × 356 km orbit inclined 80.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).