Saturday, February 10, 1973

Aviation Week: October 9,1972

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Gambit-3 14

  1968-047A


KH-8 14 was launched on 1968 Jun 5 by Titan 3B Agena D from Vandenberg into a 124 x 455 km x 110 deg orbit, a slightly higher apogee than normal. The flight lasted 12 days and was successful.


KH-8 14 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1968 Jun 5  1733  Launch by Titan IIIB Agena D  V SLC4W 
 1735 Titan stage 1 sep 
 1738  Titan stage 2 sep 
 1738  Agena burn 
 1743 Agena MECO 
1968 Jun 5  2304   90.30 124 x 455 x 110.5 
  Orbit lower? 
1968 Jun 6  1705   90.02 133 x 417 x 110.5 
  Orbit raise 
1968 Jun 7  0335   89.92 120 x 420 x 110.5 
  Orbit raise 
1968 Jun 9  1702   90.06 120 x 434 x 110.5 
1968 Jun 11  0800   89.69 117 x 400 x 110.5 
1968 Jun 12  1831   90.03 121 x 430 x 110.5 
1968 Jun 15   SRV recovered rev 163 
 2146?  Deorbit 
 2150?  Entry 
 2210? Recovered 
1968 Jun 17  0139   89.49 109 x 389 x 110.5 
1968 Jun 17  2200Reentered after 12d 

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