United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 20
Launched
July 12, 1965
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 20 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 12, 1965. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 270th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 452nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 7th this year. 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
- 11th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 7th this yearUnited States Air Force's 270th launch39th this yearhumanity's 452nd orbital launch attempt59th 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
9th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 5th this year · 180th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
16 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 20 launch?
KH-7 20 launched on July 12, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 20?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 20?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 20 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 20 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.