United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 27
Launched
April 19, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 27 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 19, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 317th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 553rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 6th 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
- 21st Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 317th launch18th this yearhumanity's 553rd orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 0910 · NORAD 2146 · re-entered April 26, 1966
Agena D 4827 · re-entered April 22, 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
16th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 4th this year · 212th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
31 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 27 launch?
KH-7 27 launched on April 19, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 27?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 27 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 27 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-7 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).