- Home
- Spacecraft
- KH 7-38
KH 7-38
American reconnaissance satellite. KH 7-38 was launched on June 4, 1967 aboard a Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 12, 1967).
COSPAR 1967-055ANORAD 2831United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OPS 4360
- Common name
- KH 7-38
- Payload designation
- GAMBIT SV 988
- Other names
- NRO Mission 4038
- International designator
- 1967-055A
- NORAD catalog number
- 2831
- GCAT identifier
- S02831
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.176
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
- June 4, 1967 · 18:07 UTC
- Launch record
- 1967-055Success
- Rocket
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/R
- Perigee
- 145 km
- Apogee
- 271 km
- Inclination
- 104.88°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- June 12, 1967
- Last known active
- Jun 12, 1967
- End of operations
- Jun 12, 1967
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 Q101353056 (CC0).