United States Air ForceTitan 34DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-11 9
Launched
November 6, 1988
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-11 9 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 34D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 6, 1988. It was United States Air Force's 863rd launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,356th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th 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
- 7th Titan 34D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 863rd launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,356th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- USA 33 · NORAD 19625 · deorbited
Titan 34D-14 Stage 2 · re-entered
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-11 reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
56th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 539th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
376 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-11 9 launch?
KH-11 9 launched on November 6, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-11 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-11 9?
Titan 34D, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 34D spec sheet
Where did KH-11 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-11 9 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-11 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).