United States Air ForceTitan 23BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 28
Launched
August 18, 1970
Summary
KH-8 28 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 23B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 18, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 526th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,113th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Titan 23B flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 138 × 374 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
- 6th Titan 23B flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 526th launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,113th orbital launch attempt67th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7874 · NORAD 4492 · 1970-061 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-061A
- Epoch
- 1970-08-18 23:12:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09325749 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0177849
- Inclination
- 110.9614°
- Ascending node
- 234.7251°
- Arg. of perigee
- 130.9652°
- Mean anomaly
- 230.7044°
- 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 7874 · NORAD 4492 · re-entered September 4, 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
40th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 4th this year · 350th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 28 launch?
KH-8 28 launched on August 18, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 28?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 28?
Titan 23B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 23B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 28 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 28 reach?
It reached a 138 × 374 km orbit inclined 111.0°.
How many satellites did KH-8 28 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).