United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4A 9
Launched
August 5, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-4A 9 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 5, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 205th launch, 30th this year and humanity's 345th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 199 × 430 km orbit inclined 79.9°. 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
- 21st Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 11th this yearUnited States Air Force's 205th launch30th this yearhumanity's 345th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3042 · NORAD 846 · 1964-043 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-043A
- Epoch
- 1964-08-06 03:15:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.8809292 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0173068
- Inclination
- 79.903°
- Ascending node
- 10.2436°
- Arg. of perigee
- 140.2065°
- Mean anomaly
- 221.0755°
- 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 3042 · NORAD 846 · re-entered September 1, 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 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
37th launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 4th this year · 139th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4A 9 launch?
KH-4A 9 launched on August 5, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4A 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4A 9?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4A 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4A 9 reach?
It reached a 199 × 430 km orbit inclined 79.9°.
How many satellites did KH-4A 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).