Also called: OPS 2423 - Orig PL name: AFP-206 SV 955
Launch data:
| Designation | 00754 / 64009A |
| Launch date | 25 Feb 1964 - 18:59 UT |
| Launch site | Va, LC2-3 |
| Launch vehicle |
Atlas-LV3 Agena-D (#285D) |
| Mission | |
| Earth orbit on: |
| Perigee / Apogee | 173 / 190 km |
| Inclination | 95,66° |
| Period | 88,24 min |
KH-7 GAMBIT flight 5, SV 955, was launched on 1964 Feb 25 by Atlas Agena D
from Point Arguello. The Agena 4803 upper stage was not separately tracked,
although a debris object (09B) which was cataloged without elements and
reentered after 1 day may have been the Agena.
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| Date | Time | Event | Orbit
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| 1964 Feb 25 | 1859:47 | Launch by Atlas Agena D | NMFPA |
| | 1902:02 | BECO (T+2:15) |
| | 1904:15 | SECO (T+4:28) |
| | 1904:29 | VECO (T+4:42) |
| | 1904:35 | Atlas sep (T+4:48) |
| | 1905:46 | Agena burn (T+5:59) |
| | 1909:48 | Agena MECO (T+10:01) | 88.33 176 x 227 x 95.6 (VCR) |
| | | OCV sep from Agena D |
| 1964 Feb 25 | | | 88.23 174 x 199 x 95.6 |
| 1964 Feb 26 | 0930 | | 88.24 173 x 190 x 95.66 (RAE) |
| 1964 Feb 26 | | Debris 09B reentered |
| 1964 Feb 26 | | | 88.21 177 x 194 x 95.7 |
| 1964 Feb 26 | | Agena D reentered? |
| 1964 Feb 27 | 2058? | SRV deorbit |
| 1964 Feb 27 | 2112? | RV recovered on rev 34 |
| 1964 Feb 27 | 2324 | | 87.96 159 x 187 x 95.6 |
| 1964 Feb | | OCV orbit | 87.2 135 x 135 x 95.6 (SATCAT) |
| 1964 Mar 1 | | Reentered after 4d (or Mar 2) |
Payload:
- KH-7 camera system
- Satellite recovery vehicle
Spacecraft data:
| Prime contractor | |
| Customer | USAF |
| Platform | |
| Mass at launch | 2000 kg? |
| Dry Mass | kg |
| Basic shape | Cylinder |
| Dimension (m) | 8 long? - 1,52 dia |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | |
| DC power | |
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Decay:
| Out of service: | |
| Cause: | |
| Descent date: | 01 Mar 1964 |
| Lifetime: | |
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Ref: #1, #3(SD1964), #7 - update: 23.07.04