United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 49
Launched
September 23, 1977
Summary
KH-8 49 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 23, 1977. It was United States Air Force's 697th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 2,013th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Titan 24B flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 127 × 313 km orbit inclined 96.5°. 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
- 18th Titan 24B flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 697th launch17th this yearhumanity's 2,013th orbital launch attempt98th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7471 · NORAD 10374 · 1977-094 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-094A
- Epoch
- 1977-09-23 19:32:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22494698 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0140977
- Inclination
- 96.5277°
- Ascending node
- 337.2428°
- Arg. of perigee
- 137.3062°
- Mean anomaly
- 226.1823°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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 7471 · NORAD 10374 · re-entered December 8, 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
67th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 2nd this year · 453rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
193 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 49 launch?
KH-8 49 launched on September 23, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 49?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 49?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 49 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 49 reach?
It reached a 127 × 313 km orbit inclined 96.5°.
How many satellites did KH-8 49 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).