United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 15
Launched
March 16, 1979
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 15 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 16, 1979. It was United States Air Force's 739th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,199th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Titan IIID flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 3854, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 252 km orbit inclined 96.4°. 3 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
- 17th Titan IIID flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 739th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,199th orbital launch attempt26th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3854 · NORAD 11305 · 1979-025 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1979-025A
- Epoch
- 1979-03-16 20:56:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26485625 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0065499
- Inclination
- 96.3882°
- Ascending node
- 147.3098°
- Arg. of perigee
- 137.9357°
- Mean anomaly
- 223.7417°
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 3854 · NORAD 11305 · deorbited September 22, 1979
- URSALA IV · NORAD 11306 · re-entered
Titan 23D-21 Stage 2 · re-entered March 18, 1979
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
44th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 471st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
275 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 15 launch?
KH-9 15 launched on March 16, 1979. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 15?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 15?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 15 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 15 reach?
OPS 3854, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 252 km orbit inclined 96.4°.
How many satellites did KH-9 15 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).