United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 6
Launched
June 4, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 6 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 4, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 194th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 327th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 154 × 465 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
- 16th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 194th launch19th this yearhumanity's 327th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3483 · NORAD 802 · 1964-027 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-027A
- Epoch
- 1964-06-05 02:59:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.89953676 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0232111
- Inclination
- 79.966°
- Ascending node
- 305.3462°
- Arg. of perigee
- 119.1967°
- Mean anomaly
- 243.1728°
- 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 3483 · NORAD 802 · re-entered June 18, 1964
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
12th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 2nd this year · 131st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 6 launch?
KH-4A 6 launched on June 4, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 6?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 6 reach?
It reached a 154 × 465 km orbit inclined 80.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).