GAMBIT 33 - KH-7 32 (OPS 1686)

Launch data:

KH-7 32 (GAMBIT 33) was launched on 1966 Sep 16 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg on a 6 day mission. The Agena D rocket reentered after 1 day; shortly after orbit insertion a small piggyback satellite was launched from the Agena aft rack. This was the last KH-7 to carry such a subsatellite. As well as the OCV, the Agena, and the subsatellite, one debris object was tracked; the SATCAT and the UN give a 474 x 498 km x 94.0 deg orbit and a decay date of Oct 30, so it was probably a small sensor cover from the subsatellite.

KH-7 32
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Sep 16	1759	Launch by Atlas Agena D	V
		T+2:18? BECO
		T+4:37? SECO
		T+4:54? VECO
		T+4:59? Atlas sep
		T+5:51? Agena MES
	1808	T+9:50? Agena MECO
1966 Sep 16		Subsatellite ejected from Agena
1966 Sep 16		OCV separated from Agena
1966 Sep 17			89.4 148 x 333 x 94.0 (RAE)
1966 Sep 21?		SRV recovered
1966 Sep 23		Reentered after 6d

Decay:

Payload:

• KH-7 camera system

• Satellite recovery vehicle

• Subsatellite