Gambit 27

  1966-032A

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KH-7 27 was launched on 1966 Apr 19 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg into an orbit with an inclination of 117 degrees to the equator, the largest of any reconnaissance satellite flight up to the 1990s. 

KH-7 27
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1966 Apr 19	1915	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
	1924	T+9:50? Agena MECO
			89.9 145 x 398 x 117.0 (RAE)
1966 Apr 19?		(SSR,SATCAT)	89.6 139 x 375 x 116.9
1966 Apr 19?		(SSR for Agena D)	87.6 139x 312 x 116.96
1966 Apr 25		Rev 95 last image
1966 Apr 25	2130?	SRV recovery
1966 Apr 26		Reentered after 6d