United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 5
Launched
March 9, 1973
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 5 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on March 9, 1973. It was United States Air Force's 593rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 1,436th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Titan IIID flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 8410, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 230 km orbit inclined 95.7°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 5th Titan IIID flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 593rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 1,436th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 8410 · NORAD 6382 · 1973-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-014A
- Epoch
- 1973-03-09 20:28:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21208692 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009789
- Inclination
- 95.67°
- Ascending node
- 178.2888°
- Arg. of perigee
- 140.8599°
- Mean anomaly
- 219.2107°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 8410 · NORAD 6382 · deorbited May 19, 1973
Titan 23D-6 Stage 2 · re-entered March 11, 1973
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
32nd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 397th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
150 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 5 launch?
KH-9 5 launched on March 9, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 5?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 5 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 5 reach?
OPS 8410, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 217 × 230 km orbit inclined 95.7°.
How many satellites did KH-9 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).