United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 48
Launched
March 13, 1977
Summary
KH-8 48 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 13, 1977. It was United States Air Force's 684th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 1,935th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Titan 24B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 4915, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 141 × 335 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
- 17th Titan 24B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 684th launch4th this yearhumanity's 1,935th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4915 · NORAD 9863 · 1977-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-019A
- Epoch
- 1977-03-14 00:07:57 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15931892 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0147119
- Inclination
- 96.3997°
- Ascending node
- 148.0578°
- Arg. of perigee
- 150.4678°
- Mean anomaly
- 212.9825°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 4915 · NORAD 9863 · re-entered May 26, 1977
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-8 Block 4 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
66th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 449th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
178 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 48 launch?
KH-8 48 launched on March 13, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 48?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 48?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 48 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 48 reach?
OPS 4915, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 141 × 335 km orbit inclined 96.4°.
How many satellites did KH-8 48 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).