International Sat. n°: |
USA satellite n°: |
EHH A3
Launch data:
| Designation | 00826 / 64036B |
| Launch date | 06 Jul 1964 - 18:51 UT |
| Launch site | Va, LC2-3 |
| Launch vehicle |
Atlas-LV3 Agena-D (#352D) |
| Mission | ELINT: Radar monitoring |
| Payload | EHH A3 |
| Earth orbit: |
| Perigee / Apogee | 156 / 505 km |
| Inclination | 92.9° |
| Period | 91.1 min |
KH-7 number 9 was launched on 1964 Jul 6 by Atlas Agena D from Point Arguello.
The RV was recovered on rev 34; the OCV was deorbited or reentered at
the same time. This flight carried a P-11 subsatellite for the first time;
it entered a 276 x 386 km orbit, and an associated fragment, which
reentered rapidly, was tracked in a 304 x 380 km orbit.
The Agena was not cataloged.
Spacecraft data:
| Prime contractor | |
| Customer | US Air Force |
| Platform | |
| Mass at launch | 80 kg |
| Dry Mass | kg |
| Basic shape | |
| Dimension | |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | |
| DC power | |
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Decay:
| Descent date: | 03 Jan 1965 |
| Lifetime: | |
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Ref: #1, #7, #8 - update: 2.06.05