United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 52
Launched
January 21, 1982
Summary
KH-8 52 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 21, 1982. It was United States Air Force's 782nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,523rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Titan 24B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 2849, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 149 × 501 km orbit inclined 97.3°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 21st Titan 24B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 782nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,523rd orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 2849 · NORAD 13040 · 1982-006 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-006A
- Epoch
- 1982-01-21 20:29:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.84459064 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0262528
- Inclination
- 97.3478°
- Ascending node
- 109.0476°
- Arg. of perigee
- 173.0025°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.5031°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
6 catalogued: 2 payloads, 4 components; none still in orbit
- OPS 2849 · NORAD 13040 · re-entered May 23, 1982
- SRV Mission 4352-1? · NORAD 13105 · re-entered September 28, 2002
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Modified KH-8 Gambit-3 reconnaissance satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
74th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 493rd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
271 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 52 launch?
KH-8 52 launched on January 21, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 52?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 52?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 52 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 52 reach?
OPS 2849, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 149 × 501 km orbit inclined 97.3°.
How many satellites did KH-8 52 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).