United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 22
Launched
June 3, 1969
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 22 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 3, 1969. It was United States Air Force's 493rd launch, 19th this year and humanity's 976th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Titan IIIB flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 140 × 440 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
- 22nd Titan IIIB flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 493rd launch19th this yearhumanity's 976th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1077 · NORAD 3984 · 1969-050 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-050A
- Epoch
- 1969-06-03 16:18:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97027143 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0224999
- Inclination
- 110.0179°
- Ascending node
- 190.172°
- Arg. of perigee
- 128.0998°
- Mean anomaly
- 233.9501°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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 1077 · NORAD 3984 · re-entered June 14, 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
34th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 4th this year · 327th 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 22 launch?
KH-8 22 launched on June 3, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 22?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 22?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 22 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 22 reach?
It reached a 140 × 440 km orbit inclined 110.0°.
How many satellites did KH-8 22 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).