United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena BSpace Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
P-698BK Group 1-D 2
Launched
June 29, 1963
Image: Unknown
Summary
P-698BK Group 1-D 2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena B from Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 29, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 150th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 260th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Thor SLV-2A Agena B flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 1440, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 509 × 519 km orbit inclined 82.4°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor SLV-2A Agena B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Thor SLV-2A Agena B flightUnited States Air Force's 150th launch24th this yearhumanity's 260th orbital launch attempt36th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1440 · NORAD 613 · 1963-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1963-027A
- Epoch
- 1963-06-30 02:37:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.19652853 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007831
- Inclination
- 82.3655°
- Ascending node
- 320.265°
- Arg. of perigee
- 158.1247°
- Mean anomaly
- 201.8089°
- 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 debris; none still in orbit
- OPS 1440 · NORAD 613 · re-entered October 26, 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
26th launch from Space Launch Complex 1E, 5th this year · 99th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did P-698BK Group 1-D 2 launch?
P-698BK Group 1-D 2 launched on June 29, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch P-698BK Group 1-D 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched P-698BK Group 1-D 2?
Thor SLV-2A Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena B spec sheet
Where did P-698BK Group 1-D 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 1E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did P-698BK Group 1-D 2 reach?
OPS 1440, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 509 × 519 km orbit inclined 82.4°.
How many satellites did P-698BK Group 1-D 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).