United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 26
Launched
March 18, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 26 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 18, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 310th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 541st orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 4th 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
- 19th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 310th launch11th this yearhumanity's 541st orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 0879 · NORAD 2109 · re-entered March 24, 1966
Agena D 4823 · re-entered March 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
15th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 3rd this year · 207th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 26 launch?
KH-7 26 launched on March 18, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 26?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 26 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 26 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-7 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).