United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 12
Launched
October 7, 1964
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 12 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 7, 1964. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 217th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 367th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO).
- 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
- 3rd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 217th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 367th orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
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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
3rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 3rd this year · 148th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
13 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 12 launch?
KH-7 12 launched on October 7, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 12?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 12 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.