United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 45
Launched
October 9, 1975
Summary
KH-8 45 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 9, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 649th launch, 20th this year and humanity's 1,753rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Titan 24B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 141 × 280 km orbit inclined 96.4°. 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
- 14th Titan 24B flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 649th launch20th this yearhumanity's 1,753rd orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5499 · NORAD 8360 · 1975-098 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-098A
- Epoch
- 1975-10-09 21:42:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.25988417 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0106308
- Inclination
- 96.4009°
- Ascending node
- 2.9836°
- Arg. of perigee
- 135.8952°
- Mean anomaly
- 225.0829°
- 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 5499 · NORAD 8360 · re-entered November 30, 1975
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
61st launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 3rd this year · 432nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
174 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 45 launch?
KH-8 45 launched on October 9, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 45?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 45?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 45 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 45 reach?
It reached a 141 × 280 km orbit inclined 96.4°.
How many satellites did KH-8 45 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).