United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 2
Launched
September 28, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 2 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 28, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 353rd launch, 54th this year and humanity's 614th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Titan IIIB flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 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
- 2nd Titan IIIB flightUnited States Air Force's 353rd launch54th this yearhumanity's 614th orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 4096 · NORAD 2433 · re-entered October 7, 1966
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
14th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 2nd this year · 234th 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 2 launch?
KH-8 2 launched on September 28, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 2?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-8 2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-8 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).