United States Air ForceTitan IIIBSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-8 8
Launched
September 19, 1967
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-8 8 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIIB from Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on September 19, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 418th launch, 46th this year and humanity's 748th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Titan IIIB flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 127 × 430 km orbit inclined 106.1°. 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
- 8th Titan IIIB flight · 5th this yearUnited States Air Force's 418th launch46th this yearhumanity's 748th orbital launch attempt100th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4941 · NORAD 2952 · 1967-090 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1967-090A
- Epoch
- 1967-09-20 07:37:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01182675 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0227696
- Inclination
- 106.1001°
- Ascending node
- 327.8019°
- Arg. of perigee
- 123.7334°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.5711°
- 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 4941 · NORAD 2952 · re-entered September 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
20th launch from Space Launch Complex 4W, 5th this year · 277th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
93 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-8 8 launch?
KH-8 8 launched on September 19, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-8 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-8 8?
Titan IIIB, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIIB spec sheet
Where did KH-8 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-8 8 reach?
It reached a 127 × 430 km orbit inclined 106.1°.
How many satellites did KH-8 8 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).