United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-11 4
Launched
September 3, 1981
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-11 4 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 3, 1981. It was United States Air Force's 774th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 2,478th orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Titan IIID 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 IIID · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 20th Titan IIID flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 774th launch10th this yearhumanity's 2,478th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 3984 · NORAD 12799 · deorbited November 23, 1984
Titan 23D-22 Stage 2 · re-entered October 12, 1981
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 490th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
441 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-11 4 launch?
KH-11 4 launched on September 3, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-11 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-11 4?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-11 4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-11 4 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-11 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).