United States Air ForceTitan 23BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 25
Launched
January 14, 1970
Summary
KH-8 25 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 23B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 14, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 510th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,048th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Titan 23B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 141 × 391 km orbit inclined 110.0°. 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
- 3rd Titan 23B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 510th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,048th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 6531 · NORAD 4296 · 1970-002 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-002A
- Epoch
- 1970-01-15 00:12:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05637208 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0188049
- Inclination
- 109.9592°
- Ascending node
- 81.5418°
- Arg. of perigee
- 133.6487°
- Mean anomaly
- 228.0439°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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 6531 · NORAD 4296 · re-entered February 1, 1970
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
37th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 340th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 25 launch?
KH-8 25 launched on January 14, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 25?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 25?
Titan 23B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 23B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 25 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 25 reach?
It reached a 141 × 391 km orbit inclined 110.0°.
How many satellites did KH-8 25 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).