United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Multigroup 2 & Setter 1B
Launched
July 25, 1967
Image: Unknown
Summary
Multigroup 2 & Setter 1B launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 25, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 408th launch, 36th this year and humanity's 728th orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 1879, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 396 × 614 km orbit inclined 75.1°. 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
- 59th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 408th launch36th this yearhumanity's 728th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1879 · NORAD 2890 · 1967-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-071A
- Epoch
- 1967-07-25 06:21:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22688251 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0158389
- Inclination
- 75.0801°
- Ascending node
- 69.5561°
- Arg. of perigee
- 38.4593°
- Mean anomaly
- 322.7658°
- 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 1879 · NORAD 2890 · re-entered June 5, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ELINT/SIGINT satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
20th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 270th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Multigroup 2 & Setter 1B launch?
Multigroup 2 & Setter 1B launched on July 25, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Multigroup 2 & Setter 1B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Multigroup 2 & Setter 1B?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did Multigroup 2 & Setter 1B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Multigroup 2 & Setter 1B reach?
OPS 1879, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 396 × 614 km orbit inclined 75.1°.
How many satellites did Multigroup 2 & Setter 1B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).