Gambit-3 33

 1971-092A

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KH-8 33 was launched on GAMBIT flight 71 by Titan IIIB Agena D from Vandenberg on 1971 Oct 23. The flight lasted 25 days using new batteries. Object 1971-92B, with a single low-perigee element set on Nov 17, may be the inter-SRV adapter, or possibly an SRV which had an incomplete reentry.

The flight introduced a modified Agena which used HDA (high density acid) as oxidizer, increasing payload by 60 kg.

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KH-8 33
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1971 Oct 23	1710	Launch by Titan IIIB Agena D	V SLC4W
	1712	Titan stage 1 sep
	1715	Titan stage 2 sep
	1715	Agena burn
	1720?	Agena MECO
	1940		90.01 131 x 419 x 111.0
1971 Oct 26	0437		89.76 132 x 392 x 111.0
		Raise orbit
1971 Oct 27	0004		89.96 129 x 415 x 111.0
1971 Oct 30	1157		89.75 130 x 393 x 111.0
		Raise orbit
1971 Oct 31	0426		89.95 132 x 412 x 111.0
1971 Nov 2	1150		89.70 130 x 388 x 111.0
		Raise orbit
	2349		90.00 133 x 414 x 111.0
1971 Nov 4
	2116?	SRV-1 deorbit opp
	2123?	Entry
	2350?	SRV-1 recovered
1971 Nov 5	0415		89.73 132 x 390 x 111.0
		Raise orbit
	2342		89.95 133 x 410 x 111.0
1971 Nov 7	0240		89.82 133 x 398 x 110.9
		Raise orbit
	2208		89.95 131 x 412 x 110.9
1971 Nov 10	1301		89.70 134 x 384 x 110.9
		Adjust orbit
1971 Nov 11	2157		89.79 135 x 392 x 110.9
1971 Nov 13	2148		89.68 137 x 379 x 110.9
		Raise orbit
1971 Nov 14	1417		89.79 135 x 392 x 110.9
1971 Nov 16	2336?	SRV-2 ejected?
	2343?	Entry
1971 Nov 17	0010?	SRV-2 recovered
1971 Nov 17	0034	(92B orbit)	88.74 93 x 330 x 110.9
1971 Nov 17	2259		89.47 134 x 362 x 110.9
1971 Nov 17	2332?	Deboost