United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 9
Launched
July 6, 1964
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-7 9 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 6, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 201st launch, 26th this year and humanity's 338th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Atlas LV-3 Agena D flight and the 5th 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 LV-3 Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 10th Atlas LV-3 Agena D flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 201st launch26th this yearhumanity's 338th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 3684 · NORAD 825 · deorbited July 8, 1964
- NOAH'S ARK · NORAD 826 · re-entered January 3, 1965
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 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
9th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 5th this year · 137th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 9 launch?
KH-7 9 launched on July 6, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 9?
Atlas LV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-7 9 going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-7 9 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).