United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 12
Launched
March 13, 1968
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 12 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 13, 1968. It was United States Air Force's 441st launch, 8th this year and humanity's 808th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Titan IIIB flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 166 × 400 km orbit inclined 99.9°. 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
- 12th Titan IIIB flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 441st launch8th this yearhumanity's 808th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5057 · NORAD 3148 · 1968-018 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-018A
- Epoch
- 1968-03-14 02:51:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.99435617 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0175813
- Inclination
- 99.9308°
- Ascending node
- 163.4866°
- Arg. of perigee
- 139.0888°
- Mean anomaly
- 222.3739°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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 5057 · NORAD 3148 · re-entered March 24, 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
24th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 2nd this year · 291st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 12 launch?
KH-8 12 launched on March 13, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 12?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 12 reach?
It reached a 166 × 400 km orbit inclined 99.9°.
How many satellites did KH-8 12 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).