United States Air ForceTitan 404ASpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-11 12
Launched
December 20, 1996
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-11 12 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 404A from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 20, 1996. It was United States Air Force's 972nd launch, 14th this year and humanity's 4,117th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Titan 404A flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 404A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Titan 404A flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 972nd launch14th this yearhumanity's 4,117th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- USA 129 · NORAD 24680 · deorbited May 1, 2014
Titan 45K-13 Stage 2 · re-entered January 30, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
63rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 570th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
221 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-11 12 launch?
KH-11 12 launched on December 20, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-11 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-11 12?
Titan 404A, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 404A spec sheet
Where did KH-11 12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-11 12 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-11 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).