Gambit-3 43

 1974-065A

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KH-8 43 (GAMBIT 4343) was launched on 1974 Aug 14 by Titan 23B Agena D from Vandenberg. It may have observed the Turkish invasion of Cyprus during its 45-day photographic mission.

KH-8 43
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1974 Aug 14	1545	Launch by Titan 23B Agena D	V SLC4W
	1547	Titan stage 1 sep
	1550	Titan stage 2 sep
	1550	Agena burn
	1555?	Agena MECO
1974 Aug 14	1814	89.83 135 x 397 x 110.51
1974 Aug 15	0913	89.82 136 x 394 x 110.50
1974 Aug 15	1812	89.91 128 x 411 x 110.51
1974 Aug 16	1041	89.86 134 x 400 x 110.51
1974 Aug 16	1940	89.89 135 x 401 x 110.52
1974 Aug 17	0909	89.86 133 x 401 x 110.51
		Lower perigee, raise apo
1974 Aug 17	2108	89.91 123 x 417 x 110.51
1974 Aug 18	0438	89.87 122 x 413 x 110.51
1974 Aug 18	2106	89.89 124 x 413 x 110.52
1974 Aug 19	0905	89.83 123 x 408 x 110.50
1974 Aug 19	1934	89.92 127 x 413 x 110.51
1974 Aug 20	1033	89.80 122 x 406 x 110.51
1974 Aug 20	2232	89.93 123 x 418 x 110.50
1974 Aug 21	0902	89.86 123 x 411 x 110.51
1974 Aug 21	1931	89.92 123 x 417 x 110.53
1974 Aug 22	1030	89.80 123 x 405 x 110.48
1974 Aug 22	1929	89.94 124 x 418 x 110.53
1974 Aug 23	0858	89.84 122 x 410 x 110.50
1974 Aug 23	2057	89.86 133 x 401 x 110.52
1974 Aug 24	0855	89.76 122 x 402 x 110.50
1974 Aug 27	1019	89.83 123 x 408 x 110.51
1974 Aug 27	2048	89.92 124 x 416 x 110.50
1974 Aug 28	1017	89.82 124 x 406 x 110.50
1974 Aug 28	2046	89.93 124 x 417 x 110.51
1974 Aug 29	1015	89.83 124 x 408 x 110.49
1974 Aug 29	2044	89.93 132 x 408 x 110.52
1974 Aug 30	1143	89.82 124 x 406 x 110.50
1974 Aug 30	2043	89.93 122 x 419 x 110.46
1974 Aug 31	0712	89.86 123 x 411 x 110.50
1974 Sep 1	2110?	SRV-1 deorbit opp?
	2145?	SRV-1 recovered
1974 Sep 1	2338	89.83 123 x 409 x 110.50
1974 Sep 2	1007	89.76 125 x 400 x 110.49
1974 Sep 3	0105	89.98 124 x 422 x 110.49
1974 Sep 3	2034	89.88 127 x 410 x 110.52
1974 Sep 4	0234	89.86 125 x 409 x 110.49
1974 Sep 4	2332	89.91 124 x 415 x 110.50
1974 Sep 5	1131	89.83 124 x 406 x 110.49
1974 Sep 5	2200	89.92 132 x 407 x 110.49
1974 Sep 6	0659	89.87 124 x 411 x 110.49
1974 Sep 6	2158	89.91 132 x 407 x 110.48
1974 Sep 7	0827	89.85 124 x 408 x 110.48
1974 Sep 7	2156	89.90 132 x 406 x 110.49
1974 Sep 8	0955	89.83 133 x 398 x 110.48
1974 Sep 8	2154	89.93 124 x 417 x 110.48
1974 Sep 9	1123	89.83 126 x 405 x 110.48
1974 Sep 9	2152	89.94 126 x 416 x 110.49
1974 Sep 10	0652	89.87 126 x 410 x 110.49
1974 Sep 10	2320	89.84 125 x 407 x 110.50
1974 Sep 11	1718	89.72 125 x 395 x 110.49
1974 Sep 12	0047	89.91 124 x 416 x 110.47
1974 Sep 12	0817	89.86 125 x 409 x 110.48
1974 Sep 13	0045	89.90 133 x 405 x 110.49
1974 Sep 13	0645	89.87 126 x 409 x 110.49
1974 Sep 13	2313	89.90 126 x 412 x 110.48
1974 Sep 15	0041	89.93 127 x 414 x 110.49
1974 Sep 15	0811	89.88 126 x 410 x 110.48
1974 Sep 15	2310	89.91 125 x 414 x 110.48
1974 Sep 17	0038	89.92 126 x 414 x 110.49
1974 Sep 18	0036	89.93 126 x 415 x 110.49
1974 Sep 19	0034	89.89 124 x 412 x 110.45
1974 Sep 20	0331	89.81 125 x 404 x 110.48
1974 Sep 21	0329	89.90 126 x 412 x 110.47
1974 Sep 21	0758	89.87 126 x 409 x 110.50
1974 Sep 22	0027	89.94 129 x 412 x 110.48
1974 Sep 23	0155	89.91 126 x 412 x 110.47
1974 Sep 24	0023	89.93 126 x 415 x 110.47
1974 Sep 25	0022	89.91 125 x 414 x 110.48
1974 Sep 26	0149	89.90 127 x 411 x 110.48
1974 Sep 27	0317	89.91 125 x 414 x 110.47
1974 Sep 28	0016	89.92 125 x 415 x 110.49
1974 Sep 28	1515	89.83 125 x 405 x 110.48
1974 Sep 29	0046?	SRV-2 deorbit
1974 Sep 29		Reentered after 46d
	0218?	Deboost