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1968 · United States Air Force

KH-8 15

successTitan IIIB | KH-8 15

KH-8 or Gambit-3 was the second generation of Gambit high resolution reconnaissance satellites.

Overview

Date / time
August 6, 1968 at 04:30 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4W
Mission
KH-8 15
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Titan IIIB →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

OPS 5187
LEO