United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 19
Launched
January 22, 1969
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 19 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 22, 1969. It was United States Air Force's 476th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 927th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Titan IIIB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 7585, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 139 × 1,102 km orbit inclined 106.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 19th Titan IIIB flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 476th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 927th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7585 · NORAD 3665 · 1969-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-007A
- Epoch
- 1969-01-23 18:53:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.85187459 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0688682
- Inclination
- 106.148°
- Ascending node
- 100.7693°
- Arg. of perigee
- 151.9862°
- Mean anomaly
- 212.0118°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 15
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 7585 · NORAD 3665 · re-entered February 3, 1969
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
31st launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 318th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 19 launch?
KH-8 19 launched on January 22, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 19?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 19?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 19 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 19 reach?
OPS 7585, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 139 × 1,102 km orbit inclined 106.1°.
How many satellites did KH-8 19 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).