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Status

Success

KH-7 37 (Gambit-1 37) & LOGACS

Launch Time
Mon May 22, 1967 18:30 UTC

Rocket

Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
General Dynamics
Status: Retired
Payload to LEO: 1,825 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

KH-7 37 (Gambit-1 37)

KH-7 (Keyhole 7) managed by NRO's Program A and operated this US Air Force system boasted long focal length cameras capable of identifying and measuring properties of targets such as missiles and aircraft, surpassing the resolution of the CORONA system. The spacecraft, a 3-axis-stabilized satellite separated from the Agena-D, housed the payload, camera system, and reentry vehicle (SRV), known as the OCV (Orbital Control Vehicle), built by General Electric. The KH-7 camera featured a 112 cm diameter primary mirror and achieved ground resolutions ranging from 0.61 m to 0.91 m, utilizing strip exposure techniques for capturing images with a swath width of 22 km and strip lengths of up to 741 km from its 167-kilometer orbit.

Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit

LOGACS

LOGACS (Low Gravity Accelerometer Calibration System) was an extremely sensitive accelerometer, which was flown in May of 1967 in satellite orbit and successfully gathered approximately 100 hr of precise deceleration data.

Location

SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

1967

54th orbital launch attempt

Atlas-Agena

92nd mission
5th mission of 1967
73rd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission