United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 7
Launched
June 19, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 7 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 19, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 197th launch, 22nd this year and humanity's 332nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 3754, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 457 km orbit inclined 85.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 18th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 8th this yearUnited States Air Force's 197th launch22nd this yearhumanity's 332nd orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3754 · NORAD 814 · 1964-032 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-032A
- Epoch
- 1964-06-20 01:47:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.83445106 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0193121
- Inclination
- 84.998°
- Ascending node
- 321.47°
- Arg. of perigee
- 139.427°
- Mean anomaly
- 222.094°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 3754 · NORAD 814 · re-entered July 16, 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 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
17th launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 3rd this year · 134th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
59 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 7 launch?
KH-4A 7 launched on June 19, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 7?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 7 reach?
OPS 3754, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 457 km orbit inclined 85.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).