United States Air ForceTitan 23BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 27
Launched
June 25, 1970
Summary
KH-8 27 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 23B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 25, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 523rd launch, 14th this year and humanity's 1,098th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Titan 23B flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 79 × 407 km orbit inclined 108.9°. 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
- 5th Titan 23B flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 523rd launch14th this yearhumanity's 1,098th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 6820 · NORAD 4422 · 1970-048 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-048A
- Epoch
- 1970-06-25 17:19:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14100061 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0247668
- Inclination
- 108.8683°
- Ascending node
- 183.3916°
- Arg. of perigee
- 147.5191°
- Mean anomaly
- 214.1499°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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 6820 · NORAD 4422 · re-entered July 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
39th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 3rd this year · 348th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 27 launch?
KH-8 27 launched on June 25, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 27?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 27?
Titan 23B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 23B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 27 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 27 reach?
It reached a 79 × 407 km orbit inclined 108.9°.
How many satellites did KH-8 27 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).