1969-074A
KH-8 23 was launched on 1969 Aug 23 by Titan 3B Agena D from Vandenberg. The flight lasted 16 days. At least 4 orbit raising burns were made, keeping apogee between 350 and 400 km. This was the first Block II mission with two SRVs and the KH-8B camera system. The Block II vehicles also carried an extra battery to extend mission life to 14 days and the RACS was improved.
| KH-8 23 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Aug 23 | 1600 | Launch by Titan IIIB Agena D | V SLC4W |
| 1602? | Titan stage 1 sep | ||
| 1605? | Titan stage 2 sep | ||
| 1605? | Agena burn | ||
| 1610? | Agena MECO | ||
| 1969 Aug 23 | 1958 | 89.55 130 x 373 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Aug 24 | 1652 | 89.47 131 x 365 x 108.0 | |
| Raise apo | |||
| 1969 Aug 25 | 1049 | 89.67 131 x 384 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Aug 29 | 2348 | 89.33 130 x 352 x 108.0 | |
| Raise apo | |||
| 1969 Aug 30 | 1615 | 89.51 132 x 368 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Sep 1 | 0231 | 89.27 129 x 348 x 108.0 | |
| Raise apo | |||
| 1969 Sep 2 | 0224 | 89.81 128 x 401 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Sep 2 | 1924? | SRV-1 fiducial | |
| 1929? | Entry | ||
| 1955? | Recovered | ||
| 1969 Sep 6 | 0030 | 89.35 128 x 356 x 108.0 | |
| Raise apo | |||
| 1969 Sep 6 | 0201 | 89.74 132 x 390 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Sep 6 | 1230 | 89.70 131 x 387 x 108.0 | |
| 1969 Sep 7 | Reentered after 16d | ||
| 2024? | SRV-2 ejected | ||
| 2031? | Reentry | ||
| 2100? | SRV-2 recovered | ||
| 1969 Sep 7 | 2200? | Deboost | |
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