GAMBIT 32

1966-74A

Following the first KH-8 test flight, launches of the KH-7 resumed. KH-7 31 was thus the 32nd launch in the GAMBIT program, on 1966 Aug 16. A subsatellite was ejected from the Agena aft rack.


KH-7 31 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1966 Aug 16   1830?  Launch by Atlas Agena D  
   T+2:18? BECO 
   T+4:37? SECO 
   T+4:54? VECO 
   T+4:59? Atlas sep 
   T+5:51? Agena MES 
 1839  T+9:50? Agena MECO 
1966 Aug 16    Subsatellite ejected from Agena 
1966 Aug 16    OCV separated from Agena 
    89.6 146 x 358 x 93.2 
1966 Aug 17   1152   (Agena D)   89.16 142 x 323 x 93.3 
1966 Aug 17   1622    89.51 141 x 358 x 93.2 
1966 Aug 19   1606    89.37 144 x 342 x 93.2 
1966 Aug 20  2055?  SRV deorbit opp rev 66 
1966 Aug 21  2043?   SRV deorbit opp rev 82 
1966 Aug 22  2033?   SRV deorbit opp rev 98 
1966 Aug 22   0510    89.20 141 x 328 x 93.2 
1966 Aug 24    Reentered after 7.5d 

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