United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 23
Launched
November 8, 1965
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 23 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 8, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 293rd launch, 62nd this year and humanity's 494th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 11th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 15th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 11th this yearUnited States Air Force's 293rd launch62nd this yearhumanity's 494th orbital launch attempt101st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 6232 · NORAD 1728 · re-entered November 9, 1965
Agena D 4822 · re-entered November 11, 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
12th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 8th this year · 194th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 23 launch?
KH-7 23 launched on November 8, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 23?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 23 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 23 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-7 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).