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KH 7-15
American reconnaissance satellite. KH 7-15 was launched on January 23, 1965 aboard a Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Jan 29, 1965).
COSPAR 1965-005ANORAD 980United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OPS 4703
- Common name
- KH 7-15
- Payload designation
- GAMBIT SV 965
- Other names
- NRO Mission 4015
- International designator
- 1965-005A
- NORAD catalog number
- 980
- GCAT identifier
- S00980
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.098
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- AFP-206
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- GE Missiles and Space Vehicles Division (MSVD)
- Platform (bus)
- AFP-206 OCV
Launch
- Date
- January 23, 1965 · 20:06 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-005Success
- Rocket
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad PALC2-3
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 141 km
- Apogee
- 293 km
- Inclination
- 102.54°
- Status
- Deorbited
- Status date
- January 29, 1965
- Last known active
- Jan 28, 1965
- End of operations
- Jan 28, 1965
Size
- Mass
- 2,000 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,000 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 2,190 kg
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 5.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11732927 (CC0).