United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 7
Launched
August 16, 1967
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 7 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 16, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 413th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 736th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Titan IIIB flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 151 × 454 km orbit inclined 111.9°. 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
- 7th Titan IIIB flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 413th launch41st this yearhumanity's 736th orbital launch attempt88th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4886 · NORAD 2919 · 1967-079 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-079A
- Epoch
- 1967-08-17 07:42:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92496478 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0227056
- Inclination
- 111.8821°
- Ascending node
- 268.2216°
- Arg. of perigee
- 128.1265°
- Mean anomaly
- 234.0516°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 9
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- OPS 4886 · NORAD 2919 · re-entered August 29, 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
19th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 4th this year · 274th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 7 launch?
KH-8 7 launched on August 16, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 7?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 7 reach?
It reached a 151 × 454 km orbit inclined 111.9°.
How many satellites did KH-8 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).