United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 33
Launched
October 12, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-7 33 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 12, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 356th launch, 57th this year and humanity's 617th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 19th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 4 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
- 34th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 19th this yearUnited States Air Force's 356th launch57th this yearhumanity's 617th orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 2055 · NORAD 2489 · deorbited October 20, 1966
Agena D 4830 · re-entered October 21, 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
22nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 10th this year · 237th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
26 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 33 launch?
KH-7 33 launched on October 12, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 33?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 33 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 33 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-7 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).