United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 21
Launched
April 15, 1969
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 21 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 15, 1969. It was United States Air Force's 489th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 965th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Titan IIIB flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 134 × 477 km orbit inclined 108.8°. 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
- 21st Titan IIIB flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 489th launch15th this yearhumanity's 965th orbital launch attempt46th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5310 · NORAD 3895 · 1969-039 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-039A
- Epoch
- 1969-04-16 02:13:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91396961 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.025719
- Inclination
- 108.7706°
- Ascending node
- 154.3594°
- Arg. of perigee
- 130.5831°
- Mean anomaly
- 269.6549°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- 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 5310 · NORAD 3895 · re-entered April 30, 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
33rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 3rd this year · 325th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
41 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 21 launch?
KH-8 21 launched on April 15, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 21?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 21?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 21 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 21 reach?
It reached a 134 × 477 km orbit inclined 108.8°.
How many satellites did KH-8 21 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).