United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 17
Launched
November 6, 1968
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 17 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 6, 1968. It was United States Air Force's 467th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 898th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Titan IIIB flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 133 × 397 km orbit inclined 106.1°. 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
- 17th Titan IIIB flight · 7th this yearUnited States Air Force's 467th launch34th this yearhumanity's 898th orbital launch attempt110th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5296 · NORAD 3532 · 1968-099 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1968-099A
- Epoch
- 1968-11-07 18:36:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05861842 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.019888
- Inclination
- 106.0641°
- Ascending node
- 25.2141°
- Arg. of perigee
- 136.4542°
- Mean anomaly
- 225.2473°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 16
- 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 5296 · NORAD 3532 · re-entered November 20, 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
29th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 7th this year · 314th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 17 launch?
KH-8 17 launched on November 6, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 17?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 17 reach?
It reached a 133 × 397 km orbit inclined 106.1°.
How many satellites did KH-8 17 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).