United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 10
Launched
June 8, 1975
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 10 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 8, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 641st launch, 12th this year and humanity's 1,706th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Titan IIID flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 6381, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 269 km orbit inclined 96.4°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan IIID · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Titan IIID flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 641st launch12th this yearhumanity's 1,706th orbital launch attempt55th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 6381 · NORAD 7918 · 1975-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-051A
- Epoch
- 1975-06-08 20:56:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.23794539 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0080248
- Inclination
- 96.3681°
- Ascending node
- 230.0773°
- Arg. of perigee
- 140.9753°
- Mean anomaly
- 219.7313°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- OPS 6381 · NORAD 7918 · deorbited November 5, 1975
- SSU 1 · NORAD 7937 · in orbit
Titan 23D-10 Stage 2 · re-entered June 11, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
37th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 428th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
221 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 10 launch?
KH-9 10 launched on June 8, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 10?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 10 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 10 reach?
OPS 6381, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 269 km orbit inclined 96.4°.
How many satellites did KH-9 10 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).