Gambit-3 48

 1977-019A

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KH-8 flight 48 was launched on 1977 Mar 13 by Titan 23B Agena D from Vandenberg on a 74 day long mission, a new 30 percent increase in mission duration. It was a Block IV vehicle which introduced solar arrays, as well as a dual platen camera which could expose two different strips of film at once, a new film drive and focus system, and for the SRV, a better heat shield and parachute thermal cover.

KH-8 48
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1977 Mar 13	1841:10	Launch by Titan 23B Agena D	V SLC4W
	1843	Titan stage 1 sep
	1846	Titan stage 2 sep
	1846	Agena burn
	1851?	Agena MECO
1977 Mar 14			89.08 133 x 324 x 96.4
	2353		89.29 122 x 356 x 96.39
1977 Mar 19			89.26 121 x 354 x 96.40
1977 Mar 26			89.20 120 x 349 x 96.39
1977 Mar 30			89.29 120 x 357 x 96.39
1977 Apr 2			89.25 119 x 354 x 96.41
1977 Apr 13			89.23 120 x 352 x 96.40
1977 Apr 17	2033	SRV-1 deorbit
1977 Apr 18	2118		89.29 120 x 358 x 96.41
1977 Apr 22			89.16 122 x 344 x 96.40
1977 May 7			89.35 122 x 362 x 96.41
1977 May 14			89.18 122 x 344 x 96.43
1977 May 21
1977 May 21	2107?	SRV-2 deorbit
1977 May 22			89.13 131 x 331 x 96.43
1977 May 26	1031		88.96 125 x 321 x 96.43
1977 May 26	2130?	Reentered