United States Air ForceTitan 23BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 26
Launched
April 15, 1970
Summary
KH-8 26 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 23B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 15, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 519th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 1,079th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Titan 23B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 140 × 400 km orbit inclined 111.0°. 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
- 4th Titan 23B flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 519th launch10th this yearhumanity's 1,079th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 2863 · NORAD 4375 · 1970-031 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-031A
- Epoch
- 1970-04-16 00:22:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.04198821 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.019587
- Inclination
- 110.9848°
- Ascending node
- 128.1261°
- Arg. of perigee
- 120.9528°
- Mean anomaly
- 241.1095°
- 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 2863 · NORAD 4375 · re-entered May 6, 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
38th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 2nd this year · 346th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 26 launch?
KH-8 26 launched on April 15, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 26?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 26?
Titan 23B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 23B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 26 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 26 reach?
It reached a 140 × 400 km orbit inclined 111.0°.
How many satellites did KH-8 26 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).