United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 8
Launched
April 10, 1974 · 20:20 UTC
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 8 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on April 10, 1974 at 20:20 UTC. It was United States Air Force's 616th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 1,559th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Titan IIID flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 6245, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 159 × 299 km orbit inclined 94.5°. 4 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
- 8th Titan IIID flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 616th launch4th this yearhumanity's 1,559th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 6245 · NORAD 7242 · 1974-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-020A
- Epoch
- 1974-04-10 22:46:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19195289 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.010645
- Inclination
- 94.5185°
- Ascending node
- 201.0654°
- Arg. of perigee
- 148.977°
- Mean anomaly
- 211.7817°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- OPS 6245 · NORAD 7242 · deorbited July 28, 1974
- TOPHAT II · NORAD 7247 · re-entered February 22, 1980
Titan 23D-9 Stage 2 · re-entered April 12, 1974
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
35th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 1st this year · 412th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 10, 1:20 PM PDT, in daylight
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
151 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 8 launch?
KH-9 8 launched on April 10, 1974 at 20:20 UTC.
Where can I watch KH-9 8?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 8?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 8 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was Apr 10, 1:20 PM PDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did KH-9 8 reach?
OPS 6245, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 159 × 299 km orbit inclined 94.5°.
How many satellites did KH-9 8 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).