United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
P-770 Group 3-A 1
Launched
July 17, 1965
Image: Unknown
Summary
P-770 Group 3-A 1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 17, 1965. It was United States Air Force's 271st launch, 40th this year and humanity's 456th orbital launch attempt. It was the 37th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The tracked orbit of OPS 8411, one of 5 catalogued objects, from July 22, 1965, was 475 × 521 km inclined 70.2°. 5 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
- 37th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 7th this yearUnited States Air Force's 271st launch40th this yearhumanity's 456th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 8411 · NORAD 1447 · 1965-055 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1965-055A
- Epoch
- 1965-07-22 06:32:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.24847264 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0033332
- Inclination
- 70.1759°
- Ascending node
- 84.6153°
- Arg. of perigee
- 243.0884°
- Mean anomaly
- 116.5925°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 77
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 4 components; none still in orbit
- OPS 8411 · NORAD 1447 · re-entered December 18, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ELINT/SIGINT satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
16th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 2nd this year · 181st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
129 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did P-770 Group 3-A 1 launch?
P-770 Group 3-A 1 launched on July 17, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch P-770 Group 3-A 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched P-770 Group 3-A 1?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did P-770 Group 3-A 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did P-770 Group 3-A 1 reach?
The tracked orbit of OPS 8411, one of 5 catalogued objects, from July 22, 1965, was 475 × 521 km inclined 70.2°.
How many satellites did P-770 Group 3-A 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).