United States Air ForceTitan 23BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 24
Launched
October 24, 1969
Summary
KH-8 24 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 23B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 24, 1969. It was United States Air Force's 507th launch, 33rd this year and humanity's 1,028th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Titan 23B flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 143 × 764 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
- 2nd Titan 23B flightUnited States Air Force's 507th launch33rd this yearhumanity's 1,028th orbital launch attempt109th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 8455 · NORAD 4186 · 1969-095 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1969-095A
- Epoch
- 1969-10-25 02:59:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.39786982 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0454839
- Inclination
- 108.0389°
- Ascending node
- 354.1757°
- Arg. of perigee
- 144.7991°
- Mean anomaly
- 218.4109°
- 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 8455 · NORAD 4186 · re-entered November 8, 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
36th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 6th this year · 337th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 24 launch?
KH-8 24 launched on October 24, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 24?
Titan 23B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 23B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 24 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 24 reach?
It reached a 143 × 764 km orbit inclined 108.0°.
How many satellites did KH-8 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).