United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-7 7
Launched
April 23, 1964
Image: NASA
Summary
KH-7 7 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 23, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 190th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 319th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Atlas LV-3 Agena D flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). OPS 3743, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 159 × 379 km orbit inclined 103.5°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 8th Atlas LV-3 Agena D flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 190th launch15th this yearhumanity's 319th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3743 · NORAD 786 · 1964-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 3743
- Object ID
- 1964-020A
- Epoch
- 1964-04-23 22:46:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04454784 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0165902
- Inclination
- 103.5151°
- Ascending node
- 185.2348°
- Arg. of perigee
- 133.0045°
- Mean anomaly
- 228.4495°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 debris; none still in orbit
- OPS 3743 · NORAD 786 · re-entered April 29, 1964
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
7th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 3rd this year · 127th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-7 7 launch?
KH-7 7 launched on April 23, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-7 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-7 7?
Atlas LV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did KH-7 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-7 7 reach?
OPS 3743, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 159 × 379 km orbit inclined 103.5°.
How many satellites did KH-7 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).