United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 7
Launched
November 10, 1973
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 7 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on November 10, 1973. It was United States Air Force's 610th launch, 19th this year and humanity's 1,517th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Titan IIID flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 6630, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 161 × 246 km orbit inclined 96.9°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 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
- 7th Titan IIID flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 610th launch19th this yearhumanity's 1,517th orbital launch attempt95th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 6630 · NORAD 6928 · 1973-088 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1973-088A
- Epoch
- 1973-11-10 22:36:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.28538322 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0065107
- Inclination
- 96.9276°
- Ascending node
- 48.0442°
- Arg. of perigee
- 159.8854°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.4975°
- 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
8 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- OPS 6630 · NORAD 6928 · deorbited March 13, 1974
- URSALA II · NORAD 6931 · re-entered December 26, 1978
- OPS 6630 P/L 2 · NORAD 6938 · in orbit
Titan 23D-8 Stage 2 · re-entered November 13, 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
34th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 3rd this year · 407th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
119 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 7 launch?
KH-9 7 launched on November 10, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 7?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 7 reach?
OPS 6630, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 161 × 246 km orbit inclined 96.9°.
How many satellites did KH-9 7 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).