United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 47
Launched
September 15, 1976
Summary
KH-8 47 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 15, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 678th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 1,879th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Titan 24B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 8533, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 142 × 343 km orbit inclined 96.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 16th Titan 24B flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 678th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 1,879th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 8533 · NORAD 9426 · 1976-094 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-094A
- Epoch
- 1976-09-15 21:18:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14204597 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0152551
- Inclination
- 96.3955°
- Ascending node
- 333.7712°
- Arg. of perigee
- 146.4863°
- Mean anomaly
- 214.6139°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 8533 · NORAD 9426 · re-entered November 5, 1976
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
65th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 4th this year · 447th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
39 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 47 launch?
KH-8 47 launched on September 15, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 47?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 47?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 47 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 47 reach?
OPS 8533, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 142 × 343 km orbit inclined 96.4°.
How many satellites did KH-8 47 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).