1966-083A
KH-7 32 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.
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| KH-7 32 |
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| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
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| 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 | 1935? | 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 23 | | Rev 111 last image |
| 1966 Sep 23 | | SRV recovered |
| | 2247 | Rev 111 deorbit opp |
| 1966 Sep 25 | | reentered |