United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 13
Launched
April 17, 1968
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 13 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 17, 1968. It was United States Air Force's 444th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 821st orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Titan IIIB flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Its tracked orbit, from April 21, 1968, was 136 × 396 km inclined 111.5°. 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
- 13th Titan IIIB flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 444th launch11th this yearhumanity's 821st orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5105 · NORAD 3199 · 1968-031 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-031A
- Epoch
- 1968-04-21 04:28:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05571093 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0196309
- Inclination
- 111.4898°
- Ascending node
- 156.9165°
- Arg. of perigee
- 121.3067°
- Mean anomaly
- 240.74°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 56
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 5105 · NORAD 3199 · re-entered April 29, 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
25th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 3rd this year · 294th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 13 launch?
KH-8 13 launched on April 17, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 13?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 13 reach?
Its tracked orbit, from April 21, 1968, was 136 × 396 km inclined 111.5°.
How many satellites did KH-8 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).