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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force

Titan 23B: KH-8 24

KH-8 Block 2 high resolution reconnaissance satellite.

Friday, 24 October 1969
Titan 23B

Mission Data

United States Air Force
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleTitan 23B
Vehicle FamilyTitan
Vehicle Record9 of 9 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 4W
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#109
Agency Launches This Year#33
Launches From This Pad93
Launches From This Site923
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Titan 23B

Titan IIIB was the collective name for a number of derivatives of the Titan II ICBM and Titan III launch vehicle, modified by the addition of an Agena upper stage. It consisted of four separate rockets. The Titan 23B was a basic Titan II with an Agena upper stage, and the Titan 24B was the same concept, but using the slightly enlarged Titan IIIM rocket as the base. The Titan 33B was a Titan 23B with the Agena (which had a smaller diameter than the Titan) enclosed in an enlarged fairing, in order to allow larger payloads to be launched. The final member of the Titan IIIB family was the Titan 34B which was a Titan 24B with the larger fairing used on the Titan 33B.

Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 4W · 34.6331°N 120.6158°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.