United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2H Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4B 17
Launched
May 25, 1972
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-4B 17 launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2H Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 25, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 576th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 1,350th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 164 × 310 km orbit inclined 96.3°. 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
- 13th Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 576th launch12th this yearhumanity's 1,350th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 6371 · NORAD 6037 · 1972-039 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-039A
- Epoch
- 1972-05-26 00:06:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.16253079 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0110933
- Inclination
- 96.3444°
- Ascending node
- 220.1328°
- Arg. of perigee
- 143.3277°
- Mean anomaly
- 217.5617°
- 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 6371 · NORAD 6037 · re-entered June 4, 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
47th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 2nd this year · 384th 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 17 launch?
KH-4B 17 launched on May 25, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4B 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4B 17?
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2H Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4B 17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4B 17 reach?
It reached a 164 × 310 km orbit inclined 96.3°.
How many satellites did KH-4B 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).