Thursday, May 5, 1983
Gambit-3 25
1970-002A
KH-8 25 (GAMBIT 4325) was launched by 1970 Jan 14 by Titan 3B Agena D from Vandenberg on an 18 day mission. After periodic apogee raises, the perigee was raised on Jan 28 prior to reentry.
| KH-8 25 (OPS 6531) | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Jan 14 | 1843 | Launch by Titan 3B Agena D | V SLC4W |
| 1845 | Titan stage 1 sep | ||
| 1848 | Titan stage 2 sep | ||
| 1848 | Agena burn | ||
| 1853? | Agena MECO | ||
| 1970 Jan 15 | 0012 | 89.68 134 x 383 x 110.0 | |
| 1970 Jan 18 | 1752 | 89.53 131 x 370 x 110.0 | |
| Orb raise | |||
| 1970 Jan 19 | 0251 | 89.81 132 x 397 x 110.0 | |
| 1970 Jan 21 | 1906 | 89.42 126 x 365 x 110.0 | |
| Orb raise | |||
| 2236? | SRV-1 opp (fiducial) | ||
| 1970 Jan 22 | 2155 | 89.88 122 x 413 x 110.0 | |
| 1970 Jan 24 | 0950 | 89.65 125 x 389 x 110.0 | |
| Orb raise | |||
| 1970 Jan 26 | 0510 | 89.83 125 x 405 x 110.0 | |
| 1970 Jan 28 | 1657 | 89.45 124 x 370 x 109.9 | |
| Raise perigee | |||
| 1970 Jan 28 | SRV-2 recovery after 14 days | ||
| 2327? | eject | ||
| 2332? | Entry | ||
| 2340? | Parachute failed | ||
| 2350? | SRV-2 sank | ||
| 1970 Jan 30 | 0313 | 89.45 153 x 341 x 109.9 | |
| 1970 Jan 30 | 1937 | 89.43 149 x 343 x 110.0 | |
| 1970 Feb 1 | Reentered | ||
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