United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 17
Launched
May 11, 1982
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 17 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 11, 1982. It was United States Air Force's 787th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 2,559th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Titan IIID flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 5642, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 265 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
- 21st Titan IIID flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 787th launch7th this yearhumanity's 2,559th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 5642 · NORAD 13170 · 1982-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-041A
- Epoch
- 1982-05-11 23:59:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21209925 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0063377
- Inclination
- 96.4114°
- Ascending node
- 204.1758°
- Arg. of perigee
- 125.773°
- Mean anomaly
- 234.8086°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- 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; 1 still in orbit
- OPS 5642 · NORAD 13170 · deorbited December 5, 1982
- FARRAH I · NORAD 13172 · in orbit
Titan 23D-24 Stage 2 · re-entered May 13, 1982
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
48th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 494th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
250 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 17 launch?
KH-9 17 launched on May 11, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 17?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 17?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 17 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 17 reach?
OPS 5642, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 182 × 265 km orbit inclined 96.4°.
How many satellites did KH-9 17 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).