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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Titan IIID: KH-9 2
Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.
Thursday, 20 January 1972
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleTitan IIID
Vehicle FamilyTitan
Vehicle Record22 of 22 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 4E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#2
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad307
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Titan IIID
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.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 4E · 34.6320°N 120.6110°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.