United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-11 2
Launched
June 14, 1978
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-11 2 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 14, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 721st launch, 17th this year and humanity's 2,107th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Titan IIID flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 4515, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 229 × 521 km orbit inclined 97.0°. 6 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
- 16th Titan IIID flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 721st launch17th this yearhumanity's 2,107th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4515 · NORAD 10947 · 1978-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 4515
- Object ID
- 1978-060A
- Epoch
- 1978-06-14 19:22:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.67033672 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0216423
- Inclination
- 96.9625°
- Ascending node
- 234.0806°
- Arg. of perigee
- 161.7588°
- Mean anomaly
- 199.48°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
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
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 4 components; none still in orbit
- OPS 4515 · NORAD 10947 · deorbited August 23, 1981
Titan 23D-18 Stage 2 · re-entered July 24, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
43rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 463rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
89 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-11 2 launch?
KH-11 2 launched on June 14, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-11 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-11 2?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-11 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-11 2 reach?
OPS 4515, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 229 × 521 km orbit inclined 97.0°.
How many satellites did KH-11 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).