GAMBIT 28 - KH-7 28 (OPS 1950)

USA


Orig PL Name: AFP-206 (F28)

Launch data:

Designation 02171 / 66039A
Launch date 14 May 1966 - 18:28? UT
Launch site Va, PALC-2-4
Launch vehicle  Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D (#7118)
Mission 
Perigee / Apogee  km
Inclination °
Period  min

DateTimeEventOrbit  
1966 May 14  1830?  Launch by Atlas Agena D  
   T+2:18? BECO 
   T+4:37? SECO 
   T+4:54? VECO 
   T+4:59? Atlas sep 
   T+5:51? Agena MES 
 1839?  T+9:50? Agena MECO 
   OCV sep from Agena 
   Subsatellite sep from Agena 
1966 May 15   1444   (Agena D)  88.79 105 x 324 x 110.7 
1966 May 15       89.4 131 x 357 x 110.50 (SSR) 
1966 May 16    89.4 133 x 358 x 110.6 
1966 May 19?    SRV recovered? (guess) 
1966 May 21    Landed after 6d 

Decay:

Out of service:  
Cause:  
Descent date:  21 May 1966
Lifetime: 

Payload:


Ref: #1, #7, #14 - update: 20.10.05