United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-11 1
Launched
December 19, 1976
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-11 1 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 19, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 680th launch, 25th this year and humanity's 1,912th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Titan IIID flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 5705, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 250 × 539 km orbit inclined 96.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIID · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Titan IIID flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 680th launch25th this yearhumanity's 1,912th orbital launch attempt129th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5705 · NORAD 9627 · 1976-125 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 5705
- Object ID
- 1976-125A
- Epoch
- 1976-12-19 22:23:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.60106659 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0214178
- Inclination
- 96.9468°
- Ascending node
- 59.0878°
- Arg. of perigee
- 170.2509°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.2958°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 3.49e-8
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- OPS 5705 · NORAD 9627 · deorbited January 28, 1979
Titan 23D-15 Stage 2 · re-entered May 9, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
40th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 448th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
163 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-11 1 launch?
KH-11 1 launched on December 19, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-11 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-11 1?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-11 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-11 1 reach?
OPS 5705, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 250 × 539 km orbit inclined 96.9°.
How many satellites did KH-11 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).