United States Air ForceTitan IIIDSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
KH-9 9
Launched
October 29, 1974
Image: US Air Force
Summary
KH-9 9 launched on an United States Air Force Titan IIID from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 29, 1974. It was United States Air Force's 625th launch, 13th this year and humanity's 1,629th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Titan IIID flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). OPS 7122, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 125 × 283 km orbit inclined 96.7°. 4 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
- 9th Titan IIID flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 625th launch13th this yearhumanity's 1,629th orbital launch attempt91st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OPS 7122 · NORAD 7495 · 1974-085 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1974-085A
- Epoch
- 1974-10-29 20:27:17 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.28433429 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0119866
- Inclination
- 96.6969°
- Ascending node
- 26.0342°
- Arg. of perigee
- 187.6476°
- Mean anomaly
- 172.2942°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- OPS 7122 · NORAD 7495 · deorbited March 18, 1975
- RAQUEL I · NORAD 7498 · re-entered January 23, 1980
- S3-1 · NORAD 7499 · re-entered May 26, 1975
Titan 23D-4 Stage 2 · re-entered October 31, 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
36th launch from Space Launch Complex 4E, 2nd this year · 420th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
303 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
201 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did KH-9 9 launch?
KH-9 9 launched on October 29, 1974. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch KH-9 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched KH-9 9?
Titan IIID, flown by United States Air Force. Titan IIID spec sheet
Where did KH-9 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did KH-9 9 reach?
OPS 7122, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 125 × 283 km orbit inclined 96.7°.
How many satellites did KH-9 9 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).