United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 4
Launched
October 10, 1972
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 4 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 10, 1972. It was United States Air Force's 585th launch, 21st this year and humanity's 1,392nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Titan IIID flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 8314, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 276 km orbit inclined 96.5°. 5 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
- 4th Titan IIID flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 585th launch21st this yearhumanity's 1,392nd orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 8314 · NORAD 6227 · 1972-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1972-079A
- Epoch
- 1972-10-10 20:29:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.22366613 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0085246
- Inclination
- 96.4999°
- Ascending node
- 344.8741°
- Arg. of perigee
- 159.9492°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.5128°
- 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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- OPS 8314 · NORAD 6227 · deorbited January 8, 1973
- OPS 8314/2 · NORAD 6822 · in orbit
Titan 23D-3 Stage 2 · re-entered October 12, 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
31st launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 3rd this year · 390th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
95 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 4 launch?
KH-9 4 launched on October 10, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 4?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 4 reach?
OPS 8314, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 164 × 276 km orbit inclined 96.5°.
How many satellites did KH-9 4 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).