United States Air ForceTitan 23BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 30
Launched
January 21, 1971
Summary
KH-8 30 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 23B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 21, 1971. It was United States Air Force's 537th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,176th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Titan 23B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 7776, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 146 × 424 km orbit inclined 110.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 8th Titan 23B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 537th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,176th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7776 · NORAD 4874 · 1971-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-005A
- Epoch
- 1971-01-21 20:50:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98827553 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.020902
- Inclination
- 110.8564°
- Ascending node
- 81.2464°
- Arg. of perigee
- 144.0024°
- Mean anomaly
- 217.5409°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 components; none still in orbit
- OPS 7776 · NORAD 4874 · re-entered February 9, 1971
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
42nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 357th 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 30 launch?
KH-8 30 launched on January 21, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 30?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 30?
Titan 23B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 23B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 30 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 30 reach?
OPS 7776, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 146 × 424 km orbit inclined 110.9°.
How many satellites did KH-8 30 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).