United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2H Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4B 16
Launched
April 19, 1972
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-4B 16 launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2H Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 19, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 574th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 1,340th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 161 × 283 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
- 12th Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 574th launch10th this yearhumanity's 1,340th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5640 · NORAD 6003 · 1972-032 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-032A
- Epoch
- 1972-04-20 03:08:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21876757 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00926
- Inclination
- 81.4838°
- Ascending node
- 240.3095°
- Arg. of perigee
- 172.7871°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.4719°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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 5640 · NORAD 6003 · re-entered May 12, 1972
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
46th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 382nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
222 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4B 16 launch?
KH-4B 16 launched on April 19, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4B 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4B 16?
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2H Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4B 16 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4B 16 reach?
It reached a 161 × 283 km orbit inclined 81.5°.
How many satellites did KH-4B 16 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).