United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 4
Launched
February 24, 1967
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 4 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on February 24, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 382nd launch, 10th this year and humanity's 666th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Titan IIIB flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 133 × 426 km orbit inclined 107.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIB · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Titan IIIB flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 382nd launch10th this yearhumanity's 666th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4204 · NORAD 2687 · 1967-016 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-016A
- Epoch
- 1967-02-25 01:29:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.00672467 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0219893
- Inclination
- 107.0212°
- Ascending node
- 142.833°
- Arg. of perigee
- 148.9727°
- Mean anomaly
- 212.459°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- 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 4204 · NORAD 2687 · re-entered March 6, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-8 or Gambit-3 was the second generation of Gambit high resolution reconnaissance satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
16th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 252nd 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 4 launch?
KH-8 4 launched on February 24, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 4?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 4 reach?
It reached a 133 × 426 km orbit inclined 107.0°.
How many satellites did KH-8 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).