United States Air ForceThor SLV-2A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Quill 1
Launched
December 21, 1964
Image: Unknown
Summary
Quill 1 launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 21, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 231st launch, 56th this year and humanity's 393rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight and the 20th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 234 × 284 km orbit inclined 70.1°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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
- 30th Thor SLV-2A Agena D flight · 20th this yearUnited States Air Force's 231st launch56th this yearhumanity's 393rd orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
FTV 2355 · NORAD 964 · 1964-087 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1964-087A
- Epoch
- 1964-12-21 23:06:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08171955 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0038112
- Inclination
- 70.0812°
- Ascending node
- 91.3786°
- Arg. of perigee
- 205.7458°
- Mean anomaly
- 154.0639°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- FTV 2355 · NORAD 964 · re-entered January 11, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This Quill mission was the first radar reconnaissance sat developed by the NRO in the P-40 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) proof-of-concept program.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
20th launch from Space Launch Complex 2E, 6th this year · 159th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
32 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Quill 1 launch?
Quill 1 launched on December 21, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Quill 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Quill 1?
Thor SLV-2A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2A Agena D spec sheet
Where did Quill 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Quill 1 reach?
It reached a 234 × 284 km orbit inclined 70.1°.
How many satellites did Quill 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).