72-301 1/72 Keyhole-7 (Agena/Gambit)
(for Horizon Models Atlas-D ICBM kit)
This resin set consists of two resin pieces. The Nose part is the Gambit KH-7 Satellite. The lower part is an Agena-D booster.
There is a tab at the lower end of the Gambit that fits into a slot on the upper end of the Agena. In the event these do not key up properly, the alignment
should be as shown to the right: with the two fairings on the Gambit centered over the Agena failing with the piping bulge (red in diagram), not the smooth
one on the opposite side. The satellite fits onto the assembled Atlas ICBM instead of the warhead provided. This side of the assembly should be over
the “LONG SIDE POD” side of the missile as shown in the instruction sheet. (click on detail below)
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT:
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195920/gambit-1-kh-7-reconnaissance-satellite/
GALLERY OF ACTUAL
SATELLITE, COURTESY OF ROB SCHORRY
Old Secret Squirrel stuff from the National Reconnaissance Office declassification project a few years back
https://www.nro.gov/History-and-Studies/Center-for-the-Study-of-National-Reconnaissance/The-GAMBIT-and-HEXAGON-Programs/
LIST OF LAUNCHES COURTESY OF:
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/kh-7.htm
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
| KH-7 (Gambit-1) | - | destroyed | Va LC-2-3 | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | destroyed in pre-launch accident | |
| KH-7 1 (Gambit-1 1, Mission 4001, OPS 1467) | 1963-028A | 12.07.1963 | Va LC-2-3 | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 2 (Gambit-1 2, Mission 4002, OPS 1947) | 1963-036A | 06.09.1963 | Va LC-2-3 | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 3 (Gambit-1 3, Mission 4003, OPS 2196) | 1963-041A | 25.10.1963 | Va LC-2-3 | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 4 (Gambit-1 4, Mission 4004, OPS 2372) | 1963-051A | 18.12.1963 | Va LC-2-3 | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 5 (Gambit-1 5, Mission 4005, OPS 2423) | 1964-009A | 25.02.1964 | Va LC-2-3 | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 6 (Gambit-1 6, Mission 4006, OPS 3435) | 1964-012A | 11.03.1964 | Va LC-2-3 | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 7 (Gambit-1 7, Mission 4007, OPS 3743) | 1964-020A | 23.04.1964 | Va LC-2-3 | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 8 (Gambit-1 8, Mission 4008, OPS 3592) | 1964-024A | 19.05.1964 | Va LC-2-3 | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 9 (Gambit-1 9, Mission 4009, OPS 3684) | 1964-036A | 06.07.1964 | Va LC-2-3 | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | with Noah's Ark | |
| KH-7 10 (Gambit-1 10, Mission 4010, OPS 3802) | 1964-045A | 14.08.1964 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with Hitchhiker 2 | |
| KH-7 11 (Gambit-1 11, Mission 4011, OPS 4262) | 1964-058A | 23.09.1964 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 12 (Gambit-1 12, Mission 4012, OPS 4036) | 1964-F11 | 07.10.1964 | Va PALC-2-4 | F | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with Pundit 3 |
| KH-7 13 (Gambit-1 13, Mission 4013, OPS 4384) | 1964-068A | 23.10.1964 | Va PALC-2-3 | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | with Step Thirteen/Plymouth Rock 3 | |
| KH-7 14 (Gambit-1 14, Mission 4014, OPS 4439) | 1964-079A | 04.12.1964 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 15 (Gambit-1 15, Mission 4015, OPS 4703) | 1965-005A | 23.01.1965 | Va PALC-2-3 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 16 (Gambit-1 16, Mission 4016, OPS 4920) | 1965-019A | 12.03.1965 | Va PALC-2-3 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 17 (Gambit-1 17, Mission 4017, OPS 4983) | 1965-031A | 28.04.1965 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with Pundit 4 | |
| KH-7 18 (Gambit-1 18, Mission 4018, OPS 5236) | 1965-041A | 27.05.1965 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 19 (Gambit-1 19, Mission 4019, OPS 5501) | 1965-050B | 25.06.1965 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with Fanion 1/Tripos 1 | |
| KH-7 20 (Gambit-1 20, Mission 4020, OPS 5810) | 1965-F07 | 12.07.1965 | Va PALC-2-4 | F | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | |
| KH-7 21 (Gambit-1 21, Mission 4021, OPS 5698) | 1965-062A | 03.08.1965 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with Magnum | |
| KH-7 22 (Gambit-1 22, Mission 4022, OPS 7208) | 1965-076A | 30.09.1965 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 23 (Gambit-1 23, Mission 4023, OPS 6232) | 1965-090B | 08.11.1965 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with Auroral (OPS 8293) | |
| KH-7 24 (Gambit-1 24, Mission 4024, OPS 7253) | 1966-002A | 19.01.1966 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with OPS 3179 | |
| KH-7 25 (Gambit-1 25, Mission 4025, OPS 1184) | 1966-012A | 15.02.1966 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with Bluebell 2C, Bluebell 2S | |
| KH-7 26 (Gambit-1 26, Mission 4026, OPS 0879) | 1966-022A | 18.03.1966 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with NRL-PL 137 | |
| KH-7 27 (Gambit-1 27, Mission 4027, OPS 0910) | 1966-032A | 19.04.1966 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 28 (Gambit-1 28, Mission 4028, OPS 1950) | 1966-039A | 14.05.1966 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with Leige/Plicat | |
| KH-7 29 (Gambit-1 29, Mission 4029, OPS 1577) | 1966-048A | 03.06.1966 | Va PALC-2-4 | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with OPS 1856 | |
| KH-7 30 (Gambit-1 30, Mission 4030, OPS 1850) | 1966-062A | 12.07.1966 | Va SLC-4E | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 31 (Gambit-1 31, Mission 4031, OPS 1832) | 1966-074A | 16.08.1966 | Va SLC-4E | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with Sampan 1/Sousea 1 | |
| KH-7 32 (Gambit-1 32, Mission 4032, OPS 1686) | 1966-083A | 16.09.1966 | Va SLC-4E | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with Fanion 2/Tripos 2 | |
| KH-7 33 (Gambit-1 33, Mission 4033, OPS 2055) | 1966-090A | 12.10.1966 | Va SLC-4E | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with SGLS 1 | |
| KH-7 34 (Gambit-1 34, Mission 4034, OPS 2070) | 1966-098A | 02.11.1966 | Va SLC-4E | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with OPS 5424 | |
| KH-7 35 (Gambit-1 35, Mission 4035, OPS 1890) | 1966-109A | 05.12.1966 | Va SLC-4E | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 36 (Gambit-1 36, Mission 4036, OPS 4399) | 1967-007A | 02.02.1967 | Va SLC-4E | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 37 (Gambit-1 37, Mission 4037, OPS 4321) | 1967-050A | 22.05.1967 | Va SLC-4E | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | with LOGACS | |
| KH-7 38 (Gambit-1 38, Mission 4038, OPS 4360) | 1967-055A | 04.06.1967 | Va SLC-4E | Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D | ||
| KH-7 39 (Gambit-1 39) | - | cancelled | Va | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | not launched | |
| KH-7 40 (Gambit-1 40) | - | cancelled | Va | Atlas-LV3 Agena-D | not launched |
A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAMBIT CAN BE FOUND AT:
https://thespacereview.com/article/1279/2