United States Air ForceThor DM-21 Agena-BSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
P-698BK Group 1-D 1
Launched
January 16, 1963
Image: USAF
Summary
P-698BK Group 1-D 1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor DM-21 Agena-B from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 16, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 128th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 227th orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 0180, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 484 × 523 km orbit inclined 82.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor DM-21 Agena-B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 40th Thor DM-21 Agena-B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 128th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 227th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 0180 · NORAD 527 · 1963-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-003A
- Epoch
- 1963-01-17 02:07:47 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.23280457 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028475
- Inclination
- 81.965°
- Ascending node
- 151.3296°
- Arg. of perigee
- 95.1237°
- Mean anomaly
- 265.261°
- 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 0180 · NORAD 527 · re-entered January 9, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ELINT/SIGINT satellite using a tube-type F1 receiver with S-band horn antennas.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
22nd launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 1st this year · 84th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did P-698BK Group 1-D 1 launch?
P-698BK Group 1-D 1 launched on January 16, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch P-698BK Group 1-D 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched P-698BK Group 1-D 1?
Thor DM-21 Agena-B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor DM-21 Agena-B spec sheet
Where did P-698BK Group 1-D 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did P-698BK Group 1-D 1 reach?
OPS 0180, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 484 × 523 km orbit inclined 82.0°.
How many satellites did P-698BK Group 1-D 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).