United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2H Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4B 14
Launched
March 24, 1971
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-4B 14 launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2H Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 24, 1971. It was United States Air Force's 544th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 1,197th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 163 × 252 km orbit inclined 81.5°. 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
- 9th Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 544th launch8th this yearhumanity's 1,197th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5300 · NORAD 5059 · 1971-022 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-022A
- Epoch
- 1971-03-25 11:20:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.2725811 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.006764
- Inclination
- 81.5248°
- Ascending node
- 203.8454°
- Arg. of perigee
- 136.4443°
- Mean anomaly
- 224.2161°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 10
- 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 5300 · NORAD 5059 · re-entered April 12, 1971
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
44th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 2nd this year · 361st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4B 14 launch?
KH-4B 14 launched on March 24, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4B 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4B 14?
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2H Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4B 14 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4B 14 reach?
It reached a 163 × 252 km orbit inclined 81.5°.
How many satellites did KH-4B 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).