United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 33
Launched
October 23, 1971
Summary
KH-8 33 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 23, 1971. It was United States Air Force's 560th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 1,274th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Titan 24B flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 7616, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 138 × 426 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
- 2nd Titan 24B flightUnited States Air Force's 560th launch24th this yearhumanity's 1,274th orbital launch attempt103rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7616 · NORAD 5575 · 1971-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1971-092A
- Epoch
- 1971-10-23 19:40:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9973526 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0216456
- Inclination
- 110.9638°
- Ascending node
- 334.671°
- Arg. of perigee
- 137.7046°
- Mean anomaly
- 224.1023°
- 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 7616 · NORAD 5575 · re-entered November 17, 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
46th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 5th this year · 373rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 33 launch?
KH-8 33 launched on October 23, 1971. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 33?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 33?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 33 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 33 reach?
OPS 7616, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 138 × 426 km orbit inclined 111.0°.
How many satellites did KH-8 33 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).