United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 32
Launched
August 12, 1971
Summary
KH-8 32 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 12, 1971. It was United States Air Force's 554th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 1,251st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Titan 24B flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 8607, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 144 × 438 km orbit inclined 111.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 24B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Titan 24B flightUnited States Air Force's 554th launch18th this yearhumanity's 1,251st orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 8607 · NORAD 5409 · 1971-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-070A
- Epoch
- 1971-08-12 16:30:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96462154 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.02205
- Inclination
- 110.9984°
- Ascending node
- 238.4832°
- Arg. of perigee
- 136.3991°
- Mean anomaly
- 225.4819°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 8607 · NORAD 5409 · re-entered September 3, 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
45th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 4th this year · 368th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
112 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 32 launch?
KH-8 32 launched on August 12, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 32?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 32 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 32 reach?
OPS 8607, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 144 × 438 km orbit inclined 111.0°.
How many satellites did KH-8 32 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).