Gambit-3 41

 1974-007A

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KH-8 no. 41 (GAMBIT 4341) was launched on 1974 Feb 13 by Titan 23B Agena D from Vandenberg. THe mission lasted 32 days.

KH-8 41
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 Feb 13	1800?	Launch by Titan 23B Agena D	V SLC4W
	1802	Titan stage 1 sep
	1805	Titan stage 2 sep
	1805	Agena burn
	1810?	Agena MECO
1974 Feb 13	2029		89.88 129 x 406 x 110.4
		Raise perigee
1974 Feb 14	1128		89.80 131 x 397 x 110.4
1974 Feb 15	0226		89.76 132 x 391 x 110.4
		Raise apogee
	2319		89.79 126 x 401 x 110.4
		Raise perigee
1974 Feb 16	2319		89.81 130 x 401 x 110.4
1974 Feb 18	0046		89.79 129 x 398 x 110.4
1974 Feb 18	2143		89.81 134 x 395 x 110.42
1974 Feb 19	2309		89.81 130 x 399 x 110.42
1974 Feb 20	0938		89.76 129 x 394 x 110.42
		Raise perigee
1974 Feb 20	2136		89.81 135 x 394 x 110.41
1974 Feb 21	0206		89.78 129 x 397 x 110.42
1974 Feb 21	2303		89.77 130 x 396 x 110.42
		Raise perigee
1974 Feb 22	2259		89.81 138 x 391 x 110.41
		Adjust orbit
1974 Feb 23	0159		89.78 126 x 400 x 110.41
1974 Feb 23	2255		89.82 135 x 396 x 110.42
		Adjust orbit
1974 Feb 24	0325		89.79 126 x 401 x 110.41
1974 Feb 24	2252		89.82 135 x 396 x 110.41
		Adjust orbit
1974 Feb 25	2149?	SRV-1 recovery opp
	2156?	Entry
	2225?	SRV-1 recovered?
1974 Feb 26	0019		89.82 127 x 403 x 110.40
1974 Feb 26	1646		89.71 127 x 392 x 110.41
		Raise apogee
1974 Feb 26	2246		89.86 126 x 408 x 110.41
1974 Feb 27	0145		89.84 126 x 407 x 110.40
1974 Feb 28	1040		89.65 127 x 386 x 110.42
		Raise perigee
1974 Mar 1	0007		89.92 145 x 395 x 110.40
1974 Mar 1	0307		89.89 144 x 393 x 110.40
		Lower perigee, raise apogee
1974 Mar 1	0907		89.83 126 x 405 x 110.39
1974 Mar 2	0005		89.83 126 x 405 x 110.41
1974 Mar 3	0002		89.82 127 x 403 x 110.42
1974 Mar 3	2358		89.82 126 x 403 x 110.40
1974 Mar 4	0128		89.79 127 x 400 x 110.40
1974 Mar 4	0428		89.79 126 x 401 x 110.39
1974 Mar 4	2355		89.81 129 x 400 x 110.40
1974 Mar 5	2351		89.83 127 x 404 x 110.39
		Raise perigee
1974 Mar 7	0118		89.81 134 x 394 x 110.39
		Lower perigee
1974 Mar 8	0244		89.70 126 x 392 x 110.39
1974 Mar 8	1910		89.60 126 x 383 x 110.40
		Raise apogee
1974 Mar 9	0109		89.93 126 x 415 x 110.42
1974 Mar 9	1908		89.82 126 x 403 x 110.39
1974 Mar 10	0237		89.80 128 x 400 x 110.38
		Raise perigee
1974 Mar 11	0234		89.82 136 x 394 x 110.39
1974 Mar 13	0227		89.78 129 x 397 x 110.39
		Adjust perigee
1974 Mar 14	0224		89.81 131 x 399 x 110.40
1974 Mar 14	2021		89.72 131 x 389 x 110.38
1974 Mar 15	0220		89.79 130 x 397 x 110.39
1974 Mar 15	2018		89.70 130 x 389 x 110.39
1974 Mar 15	2348?	SRV-2 eject after 30 photo days
1974 Mar 16	0124?	Lower perigee
1974 Mar 16	0346		89.50 116 x 383 x 110.38
1974 Mar 16	1243		89.48 114 x 382 x 110.39
1974 Mar 17	0038		89.29 114 x 364 x 110.42
1974 Mar 18	0112?	Reentered