United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 6
Launched
June 20, 1967
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 6 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 20, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 403rd launch, 31st this year and humanity's 719th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Titan IIIB flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 136 × 347 km orbit inclined 111.4°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIIB · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Titan IIIB flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 403rd launch31st this yearhumanity's 719th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4282 · NORAD 2858 · 1967-064 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-064A
- Epoch
- 1967-06-20 23:12:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.14592586 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0158962
- Inclination
- 111.4014°
- Ascending node
- 197.9313°
- Arg. of perigee
- 108.7233°
- Mean anomaly
- 253.1183°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- 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 4282 · NORAD 2858 · re-entered June 30, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
KH-8 or Gambit-3 was the second generation of Gambit high resolution reconnaissance satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
18th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 3rd this year · 268th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 6 launch?
KH-8 6 launched on June 20, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 6?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 6 reach?
It reached a 136 × 347 km orbit inclined 111.4°.
How many satellites did KH-8 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).