GAMBIT 13

1964-68A

KH-7 13 (SV 963, OPS 4384) was launched on 1964 Oct 23 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg. It deployed the last of the P-11 class subsatellites. The Sheldon list suggested that 1964-68D was another secondary payload, but there is no other evidence for this and the SATCAT lists it as OPS 4384 DEB. No Agena rocket is cataloged, and it is possible that either the rocket remained attached or that it is 1964-68D.


KH-7 13 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Oct 23  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 
1964 Oct 23  1840?  Type A (P-11) subsatellite deployed 
1964 Oct 23    OCV sep from Agena 
1964 Oct 24   1400   88.62 139 x 271 x 95.6 (RAE) 
1964 Oct 24   1439    88.56 139 x 266 x 95.6 
  2329    88.08 149 x 209 x 95.5 
1964 Oct 27   2043?   SRV deorbit 
  2057?  RV recovered on Rev 66 
1964 Oct 27     89.05 148 x 306 x 95.5 
1964 Oct 28 2000?  Reentered after 5 d 

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