United States Air ForceTitan 34DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-11 6
Launched
December 4, 1984
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-11 6 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 34D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 4, 1984. It was United States Air Force's 828th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 2,897th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Titan 34D flight and the 2nd 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 34D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Titan 34D flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 828th launch15th this yearhumanity's 2,897th orbital launch attempt122nd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- USA 6 · NORAD 15423 · deorbited October 20, 1994
Titan 34D-6 Stage 2 · re-entered December 23, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
52nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 517th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
161 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-11 6 launch?
KH-11 6 launched on December 4, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-11 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-11 6?
Titan 34D, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 34D spec sheet
Where did KH-11 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-11 6 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-11 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).