United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 13
Launched
June 27, 1977
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 13 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 27, 1977. It was United States Air Force's 692nd launch, 12th this year and humanity's 1,972nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Titan IIID flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 4800, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 233 km orbit inclined 97.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 14th Titan IIID flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 692nd launch12th this yearhumanity's 1,972nd orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 4800 · NORAD 10111 · 1977-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1977-056A
- Epoch
- 1977-06-27 20:56:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.30805016 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0053511
- Inclination
- 97.017°
- Ascending node
- 248.9406°
- Arg. of perigee
- 118.82°
- Mean anomaly
- 244.5234°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 4800 · NORAD 10111 · deorbited December 23, 1977
Titan 23D-17 Stage 2 · re-entered June 29, 1977
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
41st launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 452nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
190 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 13 launch?
KH-9 13 launched on June 27, 1977. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 13?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 13 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 13 reach?
OPS 4800, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 162 × 233 km orbit inclined 97.0°.
How many satellites did KH-9 13 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).