United States Air ForceTitan 23BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 23
Launched
August 23, 1969
Summary
KH-8 23 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 23B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 23, 1969. It was United States Air Force's 503rd launch, 29th this year and humanity's 1,005th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Titan 23B flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 138 × 380 km orbit inclined 108.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 23B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Titan 23B flightUnited States Air Force's 503rd launch29th this yearhumanity's 1,005th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7807 · NORAD 4078 · 1969-074 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-074A
- Epoch
- 1969-08-23 19:58:52 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.08075791 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.01827
- Inclination
- 107.9815°
- Ascending node
- 259.9643°
- Arg. of perigee
- 130.9808°
- Mean anomaly
- 230.7269°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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 7807 · NORAD 4078 · re-entered September 7, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-8 Block 2 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
35th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 5th this year · 333rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 23 launch?
KH-8 23 launched on August 23, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 23?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 23?
Titan 23B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 23B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 23 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 23 reach?
It reached a 138 × 380 km orbit inclined 108.0°.
How many satellites did KH-8 23 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).