United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2H Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4B 7
Launched
July 24, 1969
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-4B 7 launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2H Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 24, 1969. It was United States Air Force's 498th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 994th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 190 × 221 km orbit inclined 75.0°. 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
- 2nd Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 498th launch24th this yearhumanity's 994th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3654 · NORAD 4050 · 1969-063 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-063A
- Epoch
- 1969-07-24 06:54:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.27897051 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002378
- Inclination
- 74.9704°
- Ascending node
- 34.8287°
- Arg. of perigee
- 139.1535°
- Mean anomaly
- 221.1521°
- 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 3654 · NORAD 4050 · re-entered August 23, 1969
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
36th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 4th this year · 331st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4B 7 launch?
KH-4B 7 launched on July 24, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4B 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4B 7?
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2H Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4B 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4B 7 reach?
It reached a 190 × 221 km orbit inclined 75.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4B 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).