United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-5 11
Launched
June 13, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-5 11 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 13, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 195th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 330th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 3236, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 350 × 376 km orbit inclined 115.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 17th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 7th this yearUnited States Air Force's 195th launch20th this yearhumanity's 330th orbital launch attempt37th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3236 · NORAD 811 · 1964-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-030A
- Epoch
- 1964-06-13 19:45:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.71018145 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018845
- Inclination
- 115.0543°
- Ascending node
- 179.7371°
- Arg. of perigee
- 216.5102°
- Mean anomaly
- 143.3611°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 3236 · NORAD 811 · re-entered June 2, 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 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
11th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 132nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
146 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-5 11 launch?
KH-5 11 launched on June 13, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-5 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-5 11?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-5 11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-5 11 reach?
OPS 3236, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 350 × 376 km orbit inclined 115.1°.
How many satellites did KH-5 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).