United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 16
Launched
June 18, 1980
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 16 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 18, 1980. It was United States Air Force's 757th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 2,336th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Titan IIID flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 3123, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 273 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
- 19th Titan IIID flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 757th launch8th this yearhumanity's 2,336th orbital launch attempt53rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 3123 · NORAD 11850 · 1980-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 3123
- Object ID
- 1980-052A
- Epoch
- 1980-06-18 19:27:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21125031 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0074242
- Inclination
- 96.4463°
- Ascending node
- 240.6204°
- Arg. of perigee
- 146.468°
- Mean anomaly
- 214.1346°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 2.315e-9
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; 1 still in orbit
- OPS 3123 · NORAD 11850 · deorbited March 6, 1981
- OPS 1292 · NORAD 11852 · in orbit
Titan 23D-16 Stage 2 · re-entered June 20, 1980
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
46th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 481st from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
131 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 16 launch?
KH-9 16 launched on June 18, 1980. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 16?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 16 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 16 reach?
OPS 3123, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 175 × 273 km orbit inclined 96.4°.
How many satellites did KH-9 16 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).