KH-7 32 (GAMBIT 33) was launched on 1966 Sep 16 by Atlas Agena D from Vandenberg on a 6 day mission. No archival elements are available. The Agena D rocket reentered after 1 day; shortly after orbit insertion a small piggyback satellite was launched from the Agena aft rack. This was the last KH-7 to carry such a subsatellite. As well as the OCV, the Agena, and the subsatellite, one debris object was tracked; the SATCAT and the UN give a 474 x 498 km x 94.0 deg orbit and a decay date of Oct 30, so it was probably a small sensor cover from the subsatellite.
KH-7 32 | |||
Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
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1966 Sep 16 | 1759 | Launch by Atlas Agena D | V |
T+2:18? BECO | |||
T+4:37? SECO | |||
T+4:54? VECO | |||
T+4:59? Atlas sep | |||
T+5:51? Agena MES | |||
1808 | T+9:50? Agena MECO | ||
1966 Sep 16 | Subsatellite ejected from Agena | ||
1966 Sep 16 | OCV separated from Agena | ||
1966 Sep 17 | 89.4 148 x 333 x 94.0 (RAE) | ||
1966 Sep 21? | SRV recovered | ||
1966 Sep 23 | Reentered after 6d |