United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 2
Launched
January 20, 1972
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 2 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on January 20, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 565th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 1,308th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Titan IIID flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 1737, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 163 × 337 km orbit inclined 97.0°. 4 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
- 2nd Titan IIID flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 565th launch1st this yearhumanity's 1,308th orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 1737 · NORAD 5769 · 1972-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-002A
- Epoch
- 1972-01-20 19:34:11 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11465966 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.013081
- Inclination
- 96.9924°
- Ascending node
- 92.6069°
- Arg. of perigee
- 140.0745°
- Mean anomaly
- 221.0196°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- OPS 1737 · NORAD 5769 · deorbited February 28, 1972
- MABELI · NORAD 5772 · re-entered April 17, 1979
Titan 23D-2 Stage 2 · re-entered January 23, 1972
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
29th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 376th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
218 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 2 launch?
KH-9 2 launched on January 20, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 2?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 2 reach?
OPS 1737, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 163 × 337 km orbit inclined 97.0°.
How many satellites did KH-9 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).