United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 9
Launched
October 25, 1967
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 9 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 25, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 424th launch, 52nd this year and humanity's 763rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Titan IIIB flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 140 × 439 km orbit inclined 111.6°. 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
- 9th Titan IIIB flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 424th launch52nd this yearhumanity's 763rd orbital launch attempt115th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4995 · NORAD 3012 · 1967-103 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-103A
- Epoch
- 1967-10-26 02:16:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97247921 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0224399
- Inclination
- 111.5749°
- Ascending node
- 8.0818°
- Arg. of perigee
- 129.9272°
- Mean anomaly
- 232.1764°
- 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 4995 · NORAD 3012 · re-entered November 5, 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
21st launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 6th this year · 280th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 9 launch?
KH-8 9 launched on October 25, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 9?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 9 reach?
It reached a 140 × 439 km orbit inclined 111.6°.
How many satellites did KH-8 9 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).