United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-5 12
Launched
August 21, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-5 12 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 21, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 208th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 350th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 12th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 347 × 379 km orbit inclined 115.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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
- 22nd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 12th this yearUnited States Air Force's 208th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 350th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 2739 · NORAD 861 · 1964-048 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-048A
- Epoch
- 1964-08-21 22:51:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.71080936 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002403
- Inclination
- 114.9999°
- Ascending node
- 249.0187°
- Arg. of perigee
- 333.1496°
- Mean anomaly
- 26.8278°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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 2739 · NORAD 861 · re-entered March 31, 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
12th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 3rd this year · 141st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
68 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-5 12 launch?
KH-5 12 launched on August 21, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-5 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-5 12?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-5 12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-5 12 reach?
It reached a 347 × 379 km orbit inclined 115.0°.
How many satellites did KH-5 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).