United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 11
Launched
September 23, 1964
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 11 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 23, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 213th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 361st orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). OPS 4262, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 150 × 310 km orbit inclined 92.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 213th launch38th this yearhumanity's 361st orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4262 · NORAD 884 · 1964-058 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-058A
- Epoch
- 1964-09-24 00:02:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.18905186 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0121328
- Inclination
- 92.904°
- Ascending node
- 3.0064°
- Arg. of perigee
- 173.0245°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.147°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 4262 · NORAD 884 · re-entered September 28, 1964
Agena D 4809 · re-entered September 26, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Program 206 satellite, carrying the KH-7 (Keyhole 7) camera system (codenamed Gambit-1), was the first successful high resolution space reconnaissance program. It was managed by NRO's Program A, the USAF-led segment of the National Reconnaissance Program managed from Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, California.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
2nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 145th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 11 launch?
KH-7 11 launched on September 23, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 11?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-7 11 reach?
OPS 4262, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 150 × 310 km orbit inclined 92.9°.
How many satellites did KH-7 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).