United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 6
Launched
July 13, 1973
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 6 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 13, 1973. It was United States Air Force's 600th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 1,473rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Titan IIID flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 8261, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 161 × 275 km orbit inclined 96.2°. 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
- 6th Titan IIID flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 600th launch9th this yearhumanity's 1,473rd orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 8261 · NORAD 6727 · 1973-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-046A
- Epoch
- 1973-07-15 17:43:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.23206986 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0085797
- Inclination
- 96.2189°
- Ascending node
- 294.3984°
- Arg. of perigee
- 144.5524°
- Mean anomaly
- 216.1459°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 31
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 8261 · NORAD 6727 · deorbited October 12, 1973
Titan 23D-7 Stage 2 · re-entered July 15, 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
33rd launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 400th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
125 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 6 launch?
KH-9 6 launched on July 13, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 6?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 6 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 6 reach?
OPS 8261, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 161 × 275 km orbit inclined 96.2°.
How many satellites did KH-9 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).