United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 8
Launched
July 10, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 8 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 10, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 202nd launch, 27th this year and humanity's 340th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 194 × 464 km orbit inclined 85.0°. 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
- 20th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 10th this yearUnited States Air Force's 202nd launch27th this yearhumanity's 340th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3491 · NORAD 828 · 1964-037 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-037A
- Epoch
- 1964-07-11 01:43:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.8310321 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0201206
- Inclination
- 84.9787°
- Ascending node
- 341.0938°
- Arg. of perigee
- 141.2792°
- Mean anomaly
- 220.1805°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 3491 · NORAD 828 · re-entered August 6, 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
13th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 3rd this year · 138th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 8 launch?
KH-4A 8 launched on July 10, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 8?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 8 reach?
It reached a 194 × 464 km orbit inclined 85.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).