United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 37
Launched
December 21, 1972
Summary
KH-8 37 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 21, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 591st launch, 27th this year and humanity's 1,419th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Titan 24B flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 146 × 412 km orbit inclined 110.4°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- 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
- 6th Titan 24B flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 591st launch27th this yearhumanity's 1,419th orbital launch attempt113th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3978 · NORAD 6321 · 1972-103 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-103A
- Epoch
- 1972-12-22 05:14:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01006792 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.020028
- Inclination
- 110.4481°
- Ascending node
- 43.9438°
- Arg. of perigee
- 157.1018°
- Mean anomaly
- 203.922°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- 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 3978 · NORAD 6321 · re-entered January 23, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-8 Block 3 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
51st launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 5th this year · 396th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
111 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 37 launch?
KH-8 37 launched on December 21, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 37?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 37?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 37 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 37 reach?
It reached a 146 × 412 km orbit inclined 110.4°.
How many satellites did KH-8 37 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).