United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 28
Launched
May 14, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 28 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 14, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 320th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 561st orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 7th 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
- 22nd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 7th this yearUnited States Air Force's 320th launch21st this yearhumanity's 561st orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 1950 · NORAD 2171 · re-entered May 21, 1966
- LEIGE · NORAD 2172 · re-entered October 27, 1970
Agena D 4824 · re-entered May 17, 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
17th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 5th this year · 215th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 28 launch?
KH-7 28 launched on May 14, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 28?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 28 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 28 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-7 28 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).