GAMBIT 19

1965-50B

KH-7 19 was launched on 1965 Jun 25 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg into a 151 x 283 km x 107.6 deg orbit. Shortly after orbit insertion it ejected an electronic intelligence subsatellite. For some reason (probably administrative error) this subsatellite was given the earlier catalog number and the 1965-50A international designation, while the main payload got the 50B designation. A second object, 1965-50D, was tracked in the same orbit as the subsatellite but decayed more quickly.


KH-7 19 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1965 Jun 25   1930?   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 
 1939?  T+9:50? Agena MECO 
 1940?  Type B subsatellite ejected 
   OCV sep  88.78 151 x 283 x 107.6 
1965 Jun 26   1413   (Agena D)   88.54 150 x 253 x 107.6 
  2009   (OCV)   88.81 148 x 282 x 107.6 
1965 Jun 28  2258?  Deorbit opp on rev 51 
1965 Jun 29  2240?  Deorbit opp on rev 67 
1965 Jun 30   1700?   Reentered 

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