United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 19
Launched
June 25, 1965
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 19 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 25, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 267th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 449th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). FANION I, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 504 × 514 km orbit inclined 107.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 10th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 267th launch36th this yearhumanity's 449th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
FANION I · NORAD 1422 · 1965-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-050A
- Epoch
- 1965-06-26 01:06:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.21440346 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007285
- Inclination
- 107.652°
- Ascending node
- 254.4852°
- Arg. of perigee
- 91.6929°
- Mean anomaly
- 268.3609°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- FANION I · NORAD 1422 · re-entered August 22, 1968
- OPS 5501 · NORAD 1424 · re-entered June 30, 1965
Agena D 4817 · re-entered June 27, 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
8th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 4th this year · 179th 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 19 launch?
KH-7 19 launched on June 25, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 19?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 19 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-7 19 reach?
FANION I, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 504 × 514 km orbit inclined 107.7°.
How many satellites did KH-7 19 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).