United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 11
Launched
January 18, 1968
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 11 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 18, 1968. It was United States Air Force's 437th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 793rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Titan IIIB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 134 × 433 km orbit inclined 111.4°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIB · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Titan IIIB flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 437th launch4th this yearhumanity's 793rd orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5028 · NORAD 3098 · 1968-005 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-005A
- Epoch
- 1968-01-18 23:04:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99410278 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0224585
- Inclination
- 111.429°
- Ascending node
- 88.8218°
- Arg. of perigee
- 126.4435°
- Mean anomaly
- 235.7579°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 5028 · NORAD 3098 · re-entered February 4, 1968
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-8 or Gambit-3 was the second generation of Gambit high resolution reconnaissance satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
23rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 288th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
44 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 11 launch?
KH-8 11 launched on January 18, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 11?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 11 reach?
It reached a 134 × 433 km orbit inclined 111.4°.
How many satellites did KH-8 11 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).