United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 38
Launched
May 16, 1973
Summary
KH-8 38 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 16, 1973. It was United States Air Force's 596th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 1,451st orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Titan 24B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 142 × 357 km orbit inclined 110.5°. 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
- 7th Titan 24B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 596th launch5th this yearhumanity's 1,451st orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 2093 · NORAD 6640 · 1973-028 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-028A
- Epoch
- 1973-05-16 19:09:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.1147673 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0162389
- Inclination
- 110.4851°
- Ascending node
- 170.3549°
- Arg. of perigee
- 143.3152°
- Mean anomaly
- 217.9256°
- 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 2093 · NORAD 6640 · re-entered June 13, 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
52nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 398th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
145 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 38 launch?
KH-8 38 launched on May 16, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 38?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 38?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 38 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 38 reach?
It reached a 142 × 357 km orbit inclined 110.5°.
How many satellites did KH-8 38 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).