United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 43
Launched
August 14, 1974
Summary
KH-8 43 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 14, 1974. It was United States Air Force's 623rd launch, 11th this year and humanity's 1,608th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Titan 24B flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 142 × 404 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
- 12th Titan 24B flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 623rd launch11th this yearhumanity's 1,608th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3004 · NORAD 7416 · 1974-065 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-065A
- Epoch
- 1974-08-14 18:14:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.02957329 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0197072
- Inclination
- 110.5112°
- Ascending node
- 245.1241°
- Arg. of perigee
- 151.9945°
- Mean anomaly
- 209.1981°
- 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 3004 · NORAD 7416 · re-entered September 29, 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
58th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 3rd this year · 418th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
68 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 43 launch?
KH-8 43 launched on August 14, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 43?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 43?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 43 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 43 reach?
It reached a 142 × 404 km orbit inclined 110.5°.
How many satellites did KH-8 43 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).