United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2
Launched
January 17, 1968
Image: Unknown
Summary
Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 17, 1968. It was United States Air Force's 436th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 792nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 61st Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 1965, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 468 × 542 km orbit inclined 75.2°. 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
- 61st Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 436th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 792nd orbital launch attempt4th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1965 · NORAD 3097 · 1968-004 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-004A
- Epoch
- 1968-01-17 14:19:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.22711162 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0053781
- Inclination
- 75.1531°
- Ascending node
- 338.9249°
- Arg. of perigee
- 239.1159°
- Mean anomaly
- 120.4636°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; none still in orbit
- OPS 1965 · NORAD 3097 · re-entered July 7, 1970
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ELINT/SIGINT satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
21st launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 287th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
176 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2 launch?
Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2 launched on January 17, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2 reach?
OPS 1965, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 468 × 542 km orbit inclined 75.2°.
How many satellites did Multigroup 3 & Setter 1B-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).