United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2H Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4B 11
Launched
July 23, 1970
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-4B 11 launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2H Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 23, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 524th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 1,106th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 167 × 391 km orbit inclined 60.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thorad SLV-2H Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 524th launch15th this yearhumanity's 1,106th orbital launch attempt60th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4324 · NORAD 4477 · 1970-054 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-054A
- Epoch
- 1970-07-23 14:24:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.00848374 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.016813
- Inclination
- 59.9668°
- Ascending node
- 42.655°
- Arg. of perigee
- 111.0457°
- Mean anomaly
- 250.8683°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 4324 · NORAD 4477 · re-entered August 19, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The KH-4B (Keyhole-4B) was sixth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
41st launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 3rd this year · 349th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4B 11 launch?
KH-4B 11 launched on July 23, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4B 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4B 11?
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2H Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4B 11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4B 11 reach?
It reached a 167 × 391 km orbit inclined 60.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4B 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).