United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-11 3
Launched
February 7, 1980
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-11 3 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 7, 1980. It was United States Air Force's 751st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,293rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Titan IIID flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 2581, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 230 × 508 km orbit inclined 97.0°. 3 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
- 18th Titan IIID flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 751st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,293rd orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 2581 · NORAD 11687 · 1980-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 2581
- Object ID
- 1980-010A
- Epoch
- 1980-02-07 20:37:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.68832708 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0206366
- Inclination
- 96.9769°
- Ascending node
- 150.1483°
- Arg. of perigee
- 183.054°
- Mean anomaly
- 176.9482°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 2581 · NORAD 11687 · deorbited October 30, 1982
Titan 23D-19 Stage 2 · re-entered March 13, 1980
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 476th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
328 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-11 3 launch?
KH-11 3 launched on February 7, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-11 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-11 3?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-11 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-11 3 reach?
OPS 2581, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 230 × 508 km orbit inclined 97.0°.
How many satellites did KH-11 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).