United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-6 2
Launched
May 18, 1963
Image: Unknown
Summary
KH-6 2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 18, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 141st launch, 15th this year and humanity's 247th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 155 × 515 km orbit inclined 74.5°. 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
- 3rd Thor SLV-2A Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 141st launch15th this yearhumanity's 247th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 0924 · NORAD 578 · 1963-016 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-016A
- Epoch
- 1963-05-19 02:23:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.80949612 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0268067
- Inclination
- 74.5318°
- Ascending node
- 282.0683°
- Arg. of perigee
- 138.48°
- Mean anomaly
- 223.5871°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 0924 · NORAD 578 · re-entered May 27, 1963
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-6 (Keyhole 6, codenamed Lanyard) was an early attempt to gain higher resolution imagery, which flew only one successful mission in 1963. It was part of the Corona program.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
25th launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 4th this year · 93rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-6 2 launch?
KH-6 2 launched on May 18, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-6 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-6 2?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-6 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-6 2 reach?
It reached a 155 × 515 km orbit inclined 74.5°.
How many satellites did KH-6 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).