United States Air ForceThorad SLV-2H Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-4B 9
Launched
March 4, 1970
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-4B 9 launched on an United States Air Force Thorad SLV-2H Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 4, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 515th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 1,064th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 0440, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 155 × 243 km orbit inclined 88.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- 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
- 4th Thorad SLV-2H Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 515th launch6th this yearhumanity's 1,064th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 0440 · NORAD 4342 · 1970-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-016A
- Epoch
- 1970-03-05 00:41:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.30069376 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0066969
- Inclination
- 87.9975°
- Ascending node
- 197.958°
- Arg. of perigee
- 121.8138°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.972°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
2 catalogued: 2 payloads; none still in orbit
- OPS 0440 · NORAD 4342 · re-entered March 26, 1970
- TIVOLI III · NORAD 4343 · re-entered November 10, 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
39th launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 344th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-4B 9 launch?
KH-4B 9 launched on March 4, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-4B 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-4B 9?
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thorad SLV-2H Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-4B 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-4B 9 reach?
OPS 0440, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 155 × 243 km orbit inclined 88.0°.
How many satellites did KH-4B 9 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).