United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
OGO 4
Launched
July 28, 1967
Image: Unknown
Summary
OGO 4 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 28, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 410th launch, 38th this year and humanity's 730th orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OGO 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 424 × 899 km orbit inclined 86.0°. 2 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 60th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 410th launch38th this yearhumanity's 730th orbital launch attempt82nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OGO 4 · NORAD 2895 · 1967-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-073A
- Epoch
- 1967-07-28 18:40:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.7203327 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.033759
- Inclination
- 85.9914°
- Ascending node
- 224.0472°
- Arg. of perigee
- 155.5109°
- Mean anomaly
- 206.2457°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OGO 4 · NORAD 2895 · re-entered August 16, 1972
Agena D 6802 · re-entered May 15, 1974
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Observatory) series was a series of large, complex research satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
32nd launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 4th this year · 272nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
65 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OGO 4 launch?
OGO 4 launched on July 28, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OGO 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched OGO 4?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did OGO 4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did OGO 4 reach?
OGO 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 424 × 899 km orbit inclined 86.0°.
How many satellites did OGO 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).