United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 21
Launched
August 3, 1965
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 21 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 3, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 274th launch, 43rd this year and humanity's 463rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 3 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
- 12th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 8th this yearUnited States Air Force's 274th launch43rd this yearhumanity's 463rd orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 5698 · NORAD 1471 · re-entered August 7, 1965
- MAGNUM · NORAD 1472 · re-entered June 17, 1968
Agena D 4818 · re-entered August 6, 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
10th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 6th this year · 183rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
22 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 21 launch?
KH-7 21 launched on August 3, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 21?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 21 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 21 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-7 21 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).