United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
P-770 Group 3-D 2
Launched
February 9, 1966
Image: Unknown
Summary
P-770 Group 3-D 2 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 9, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 305th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 527th orbital launch attempt. It was the 47th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 1439, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 510 × 516 km orbit inclined 82.1°. 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
- 47th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 305th launch6th this yearhumanity's 527th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1439 · NORAD 1997 · 1966-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 1439
- Object ID
- 1966-009A
- Epoch
- 1966-02-11 01:10:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.20088681 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004143
- Inclination
- 82.0671°
- Ascending node
- 140.1938°
- Arg. of perigee
- 156.4108°
- Mean anomaly
- 203.6624°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 19
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; none still in orbit
- OPS 1439 · NORAD 1997 · re-entered September 26, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
ELINT/SIGINT satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
17th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 204th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
207 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did P-770 Group 3-D 2 launch?
P-770 Group 3-D 2 launched on February 9, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch P-770 Group 3-D 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched P-770 Group 3-D 2?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did P-770 Group 3-D 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did P-770 Group 3-D 2 reach?
OPS 1439, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 510 × 516 km orbit inclined 82.1°.
How many satellites did P-770 Group 3-D 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).