United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 32
Launched
September 16, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 32 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 16, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 350th launch, 51st this year and humanity's 609th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 17th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 4 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
- 32nd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 17th this yearUnited States Air Force's 350th launch51st this yearhumanity's 609th orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 1686 · NORAD 2419 · deorbited September 23, 1966
- FANION II · NORAD 2420 · re-entered May 9, 1968
Agena D 4832 · re-entered September 18, 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
21st launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 9th this year · 232nd 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 32 launch?
KH-7 32 launched on September 16, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 32?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 32 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 32 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-7 32 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).