United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 3
Launched
July 7, 1972
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 3 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 7, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 578th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 1,363rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Titan IIID flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 7293, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 171 × 248 km orbit inclined 96.9°. 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
- 3rd Titan IIID flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 578th launch14th this yearhumanity's 1,363rd orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7293 · NORAD 6094 · 1972-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-052A
- Epoch
- 1972-07-07 20:12:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26467714 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.005849
- Inclination
- 96.8798°
- Ascending node
- 246.553°
- Arg. of perigee
- 162.5929°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.7333°
- 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 7293 · NORAD 6094 · deorbited September 13, 1972
- URSALA I · NORAD 6096 · re-entered May 6, 1978
Titan 23D-5 Stage 2 · re-entered July 9, 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
30th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 385th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
168 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 3 launch?
KH-9 3 launched on July 7, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 3?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 3 reach?
OPS 7293, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 171 × 248 km orbit inclined 96.9°.
How many satellites did KH-9 3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).