United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 15
Launched
August 6, 1968
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 15 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 6, 1968. It was United States Air Force's 454th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 861st orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Titan IIIB flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 128 × 448 km orbit inclined 110.0°. 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
- 15th Titan IIIB flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 454th launch21st this yearhumanity's 861st orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5187 · NORAD 3335 · 1968-064 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-064A
- Epoch
- 1968-08-06 23:31:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97709939 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0240676
- Inclination
- 110.0298°
- Ascending node
- 249.8302°
- Arg. of perigee
- 120.3435°
- Mean anomaly
- 242.169°
- 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 5187 · NORAD 3335 · re-entered August 16, 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
27th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 5th this year · 303rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
61 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 15 launch?
KH-8 15 launched on August 6, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 15?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 15 reach?
It reached a 128 × 448 km orbit inclined 110.0°.
How many satellites did KH-8 15 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).