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United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2G Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 44
Launched
November 2, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-4A 44 launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2G Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 2, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 425th launch, 53rd this year and humanity's 769th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of OPS 0562, one of 2 catalogued objects, from November 4, 1967, was 190 × 416 km inclined 81.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all 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
- 7th Thorad SLV-2G Agena D flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 425th launch53rd this yearhumanity's 769th orbital launch attempt121st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 0562 · NORAD 3024 · 1967-109 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-109A
- Epoch
- 1967-11-04 22:43:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92388629 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0169356
- Inclination
- 81.5344°
- Ascending node
- 68.1159°
- Arg. of perigee
- 168.0408°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.4844°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 33
- 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: 2 payloads; none still in orbit
- OPS 0562 · NORAD 3024 · re-entered December 2, 1967
- FACADE · NORAD 3025 · re-entered March 28, 1969
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
41st launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 3rd this year · 281st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
86 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 44 launch?
KH-4A 44 launched on November 2, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 44?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 44?
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2G Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 44 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 44 reach?
The tracked orbit of OPS 0562, one of 2 catalogued objects, from November 4, 1967, was 190 × 416 km inclined 81.5°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 44 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).