GAMBIT 9

1964-36A

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 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.


KH-7 SV 959 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Jul 6  1851:18  Launch by Atlas Agena D   NMFPA 
 1853:35  BECO (T+2:17) 
 1855:51  SECO (T+4:33) 
 1856:07  VECO (T+4:49) 
 1856:09  Atlas sep(T+4:51) 
 1856:57  Agena burn (T+5:39) 
 1900:59  Agena MECO (T+9:41)   89.30 156 x 333 x 93.06 (VCR) 
    P-11 sep from Agena  
    OCV sep from Agena  
1964 Jul 7   0930   OCV orbit  89.20 121 x 346 x 92.89 (RAE) 
1964 Jul 7     OCV orbit  89.1 121 x 345 x 92.9 (SATCAT) 
1964 Jul 8   2130?  SRV deorbit 
  2145? RV recovered on Rev 34 
1964 Jul 8   2200??  Reentered after 2d 

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