United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-5 10
Launched
October 29, 1963
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-5 10 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 29, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 167th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 278th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 2437, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 282 × 359 km orbit inclined 89.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor SLV-2A Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 167th launch41st this yearhumanity's 278th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 2437 · NORAD 681 · 1963-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-042A
- Epoch
- 1963-10-30 01:19:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.85983963 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0057599
- Inclination
- 89.9016°
- Ascending node
- 57.8835°
- Arg. of perigee
- 1.3329°
- Mean anomaly
- 358.6824°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 debris; none still in orbit
- OPS 2437 · NORAD 681 · re-entered January 21, 1964
- PUNDIT I · NORAD 682 · re-entered May 23, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-5 (Keyhole 5, codenamed Argon) was the area survey component of the Corona program.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
33rd launch from Space Launch Complex 1W, 4th this year · 111th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
65 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-5 10 launch?
KH-5 10 launched on October 29, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-5 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-5 10?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-5 10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-5 10 reach?
OPS 2437, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 282 × 359 km orbit inclined 89.9°.
How many satellites did KH-5 10 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).