United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A
Launched
December 29, 1966
Image: Unknown
Summary
Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 29, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 372nd launch, 73rd this year and humanity's 648th orbital launch attempt. It was the 55th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 1584, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 492 × 502 km orbit inclined 75.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor SLV-2A Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 55th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 10th this yearUnited States Air Force's 372nd launch73rd this yearhumanity's 648th orbital launch attempt131st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1584 · NORAD 2634 · 1966-118 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1966-118A
- Epoch
- 1966-12-29 14:33:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.25366839 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006893
- Inclination
- 75.0261°
- Ascending node
- 347.8627°
- Arg. of perigee
- 88.1828°
- Mean anomaly
- 271.9157°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; none still in orbit
- OPS 1584 · NORAD 2634 · re-entered April 5, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ELINT/SIGINT satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
18th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 245th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
322 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A launch?
Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A launched on December 29, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A reach?
OPS 1584, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 492 × 502 km orbit inclined 75.0°.
How many satellites did Multigroup 1 & Setter 1A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).