United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 11
Launched
December 4, 1975
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 11 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on December 4, 1975. It was United States Air Force's 653rd launch, 24th this year and humanity's 1,770th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Titan IIID flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 4428, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 167 × 261 km orbit inclined 96.3°. 4 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
- 11th Titan IIID flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 653rd launch24th this yearhumanity's 1,770th orbital launch attempt119th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4428 · NORAD 8467 · 1975-114 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1975-114A
- Epoch
- 1975-12-04 22:56:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.24678703 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0071393
- Inclination
- 96.2616°
- Ascending node
- 76.7089°
- Arg. of perigee
- 114.8756°
- Mean anomaly
- 245.9929°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 4428 · NORAD 8467 · deorbited April 1, 1976
- S3-2 · NORAD 8468 · re-entered May 1, 1978
Titan 23D-13 Stage 2 · re-entered December 6, 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
38th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 434th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
179 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 11 launch?
KH-9 11 launched on December 4, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 11?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 11?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 11 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 11 reach?
OPS 4428, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 167 × 261 km orbit inclined 96.3°.
How many satellites did KH-9 11 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).