United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 14
Launched
December 4, 1964
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 14 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 4, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 225th launch, 50th this year and humanity's 385th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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
- 4th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 225th launch50th this yearhumanity's 385th orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 4439 · NORAD 946 · re-entered December 6, 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
4th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 4th this year · 156th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 14 launch?
KH-7 14 launched on December 4, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 14?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 14 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 14 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-7 14 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).