United States Air ForceTitan 34DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-11 8
Launched
October 26, 1987
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-11 8 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 34D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 26, 1987. It was United States Air Force's 854th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,233rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Titan 34D 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 34D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Titan 34D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 854th launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,233rd orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- USA 27 · NORAD 18441 · deorbited
Titan 34D-15 Stage 2 · re-entered October 27, 1987
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
55th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 532nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
556 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-11 8 launch?
KH-11 8 launched on October 26, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-11 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-11 8?
Titan 34D, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 34D spec sheet
Where did KH-11 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-11 8 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-11 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).