United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 42
Launched
June 6, 1974
Summary
KH-8 42 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 6, 1974. It was United States Air Force's 620th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 1,583rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Titan 24B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 159 × 392 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
- 11th Titan 24B flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 620th launch8th this yearhumanity's 1,583rd orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1776 · NORAD 7330 · 1974-042 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-042A
- Epoch
- 1974-06-06 18:59:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02191262 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0174799
- Inclination
- 110.4694°
- Ascending node
- 188.4514°
- Arg. of perigee
- 136.4743°
- Mean anomaly
- 225.036°
- 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 1776 · NORAD 7330 · re-entered July 23, 1974
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
57th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 2nd this year · 414th 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 42 launch?
KH-8 42 launched on June 6, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 42?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 42?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 42 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 42 reach?
It reached a 159 × 392 km orbit inclined 110.5°.
How many satellites did KH-8 42 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).