United States Air ForceTitan 23BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 29
Launched
October 23, 1970
Summary
KH-8 29 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 23B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 23, 1970. It was United States Air Force's 532nd launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 1,145th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Titan 23B flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 133 × 394 km orbit inclined 111.1°. 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
- 7th Titan 23B flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 532nd launch23rd this yearhumanity's 1,145th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7568 · NORAD 4596 · 1970-090 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1970-090A
- Epoch
- 1970-10-23 19:02:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.06588011 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.019662
- Inclination
- 111.0625°
- Ascending node
- 342.2226°
- Arg. of perigee
- 137.264°
- Mean anomaly
- 314.8595°
- 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 7568 · NORAD 4596 · re-entered November 11, 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
41st launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 5th this year · 354th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
66 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 29 launch?
KH-8 29 launched on October 23, 1970. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 29?
Titan 23B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 23B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 29 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 29 reach?
It reached a 133 × 394 km orbit inclined 111.1°.
How many satellites did KH-8 29 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).