United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 12
Launched
July 8, 1976
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 12 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 8, 1976. It was United States Air Force's 671st launch, 16th this year and humanity's 1,849th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Titan IIID flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 4699, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 243 km orbit inclined 97.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 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
- 12th Titan IIID flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 671st launch16th this yearhumanity's 1,849th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4699 · NORAD 9006 · 1976-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1976-065A
- Epoch
- 1976-07-08 19:27:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.28599548 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0059982
- Inclination
- 96.9996°
- Ascending node
- 259.9278°
- Arg. of perigee
- 131.9837°
- Mean anomaly
- 228.6535°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 4699 · NORAD 9006 · deorbited December 13, 1976
- S3-3 · NORAD 9007 · re-entered April 24, 1986
- URSALA III · NORAD 9008 · re-entered
Titan 23D-14 Stage 2 · re-entered July 10, 1976
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
39th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 442nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
216 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 12 launch?
KH-9 12 launched on July 8, 1976. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 12?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 12 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 12 reach?
OPS 4699, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 243 km orbit inclined 97.0°.
How many satellites did KH-9 12 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).