United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 24
Launched
January 19, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 24 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 19, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 301st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 520th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The tracked orbit of OPS 7253, one of 2 catalogued objects, from January 23, 1966, was 152 × 267 km inclined 93.9°. 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
- 16th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 301st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 520th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7253 · NORAD 1939 · 1966-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-002A
- Epoch
- 1966-01-23 06:22:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26344362 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.008781
- Inclination
- 93.8896°
- Ascending node
- 119.6978°
- Arg. of perigee
- 131.7538°
- Mean anomaly
- 229.0495°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 56
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 7253 · NORAD 1939 · re-entered January 25, 1966
Agena D 4825 · re-entered January 23, 1966
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
13th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 201st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 24 launch?
KH-7 24 launched on January 19, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 24?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 24 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-7 24 reach?
The tracked orbit of OPS 7253, one of 2 catalogued objects, from January 23, 1966, was 152 × 267 km inclined 93.9°.
How many satellites did KH-7 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).