United States Air ForceTitan 34DSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 18
Launched
June 20, 1983
Image: USAF
Summary
KH-9 18 launched on an United States Air Force Titan 34D from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on June 20, 1983. It was United States Air Force's 805th launch, 10th this year and humanity's 2,707th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Titan 34D flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Titan 34D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Titan 34D flightUnited States Air Force's 805th launch10th this yearhumanity's 2,707th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- OPS 0721 · NORAD 14137 · deorbited March 21, 1984
- OPS 3899 · NORAD 14139 · in orbit
Titan 34D-5 Stage 2 · re-entered June 22, 1983
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
50th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 504th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
214 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 18 launch?
KH-9 18 launched on June 20, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 18?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 18?
Titan 34D, flown by United States Air Force. Titan 34D spec sheet
Where did KH-9 18 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was KH-9 18 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did KH-9 18 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).