USAF Titan IIID KH-9 5

Name: USAF Titan IIID KH-9 5
Start: 1973-03-09T21:00:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 4E

Titan IIID

Status

Success

Date

9 MAR 1973

21:00

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.

Rocket

Titan IIID

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Titan IIID or Titan 3D was an American expendable launch system, part of the Titan rocket family. Titan IIID was flown 22 times with KH-9 and KH-11 satellites between 1971 and 1982, all successful launches.

Height

36 m

Diameter

3.05 m

Launch Mass

612 T

Thrust

10,586 kN