United States Air ForceThor SLV-2 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-5 9
Launched
August 29, 1963
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-5 9 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 29, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 160th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 269th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 1561, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 288 × 343 km orbit inclined 81.8°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor SLV-2 Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Thor SLV-2 Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 160th launch34th this yearhumanity's 269th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1561 · NORAD 637 · 1963-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-035A
- Epoch
- 1963-08-30 03:32:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.87871419 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0041696
- Inclination
- 81.805°
- Ascending node
- 350.9952°
- Arg. of perigee
- 173.1147°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.9427°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 debris; none still in orbit
- OPS 1561 · NORAD 637 · re-entered November 7, 1963
- 0.1 Square Meter Target · NORAD 638 · re-entered September 29, 1963
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 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
27th launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 6th this year · 105th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
60 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-5 9 launch?
KH-5 9 launched on August 29, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-5 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-5 9?
Thor SLV-2 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-5 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-5 9 reach?
OPS 1561, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 288 × 343 km orbit inclined 81.8°.
How many satellites did KH-5 9 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).