GAMBIT 36 - KH-7 34 (OPS 2070)

USA


Orig PL Name: AFP-206 (F34)

Launch data:

Designation 02523 / 66098A
Launch date 02 Nov 1966 - 20:23 UT
Launch site Va, SLC-4E
Launch vehicle  Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D (#7124)
Mission 
Perigee / Apogee  km
Inclination °
Period  min

KH-7 34 (GAMBIT 36) was launched on 1966 Nov 2 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg on a 7 day flight. No archival element sets are available for the payload and no orbital data for it were registered with the United Nations. The first element set for the Agena stage is on Nov 8. The Agena stage carried an unknown experiment on its aft rack.

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1966 Nov 2  2023   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 
 2032   T+9:50? Agena MECO 
1966 Nov 3    89.2 159 x 305 x 91.0 
1966 Nov 7?    SRV recovery 
1966 Nov 8    Agena D   89.63 200 x 311 x 90.96 
1966 Nov 10    Reentered after 7d 

Decay:

Out of service:  
Cause:  
Descent date:  10 Nov 1966
Lifetime: 

Payload:


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