United States Air ForceTitan 24BSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 53
Launched
April 15, 1983
Summary
KH-8 53 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 24B from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 15, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 800th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 2,679th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Titan 24B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 130 × 322 km orbit inclined 96.6°. 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
- 22nd Titan 24B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 800th launch5th this yearhumanity's 2,679th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 2925 · NORAD 14001 · 1983-032 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-032A
- Epoch
- 1983-04-15 19:43:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20235443 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0145957
- Inclination
- 96.5947°
- Ascending node
- 180.9122°
- Arg. of perigee
- 149.5683°
- Mean anomaly
- 211.4184°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 2925 · NORAD 14001 · re-entered August 21, 1983
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
75th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 1st this year · 501st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
448 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 53 launch?
KH-8 53 launched on April 15, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 53?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 53?
Titan 24B, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 24B spec sheet
Where did KH-8 53 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 53 reach?
It reached a 130 × 322 km orbit inclined 96.6°.
How many satellites did KH-8 53 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).