United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 18
Launched
May 27, 1965
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 18 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 27, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 260th launch, 29th this year and humanity's 439th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 5th this year. 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
- 9th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 260th launch29th this yearhumanity's 439th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 5236 · NORAD 1386 · re-entered June 1, 1965
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
7th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 3rd this year · 175th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 18 launch?
KH-7 18 launched on May 27, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 18?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 18 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 18 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-7 18 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).