GAMBIT 30

1966-62A

KH-7 30 was launched on 1966 Jul 12 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 4-East on a 7 day flight. SLC4E was the new name for PALC2-4. Flight 30 flew in a 148 x 272 km orbit; by Jul 17 this had decayed to 135 x 234 km but the apogee was raised to 294 km by Jul 19.


KH-7 30 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1966 Jul 12  1757  Launch by Atlas Agena D   V SLC4E 
   T+2:18? BECO 
   T+4:37? SECO 
   T+4:54? VECO 
   T+4:59? Atlas sep 
   T+5:51? Agena MES 
 1806  T+9:50? Agena MECO 
    88.3 137 x 236 x 95.5 
1966 Jul 12   2152    88.70 148 x 272 x 95.5 
1966 Jul 13   1404   (Agena D 62B)   87.92 128 x 215 x 95.5 
1966 Jul 15   2216    88.37 141 x 246 x 95.5 
1966 Jul 17  2025?  Deorb opp Rev 83   88.19 135 x 234 x 95.52 
1966 Jul 18  2008?  Deorb opp Rev 99 
1966 Jul 19   0132    88.68 123 x 294 x 95.6 
1966 Jul 19  1947?  Deorb opp Rev 115 
1966 Jul 20    Reentered after 7d 

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