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KH-8 GAMBIT-3 Photographic Payload Section KH-8 Photographic Payload Section. The Camera Optics Module of KH-8 consists of four cameras. The main camera of KH-8B (introduced in 1971) with a focal length of 175.6 in (4.46 m) is a single strip camera, designed to gather high-resolution images of ground targets. I
First flight of Titan IV. An engine bell burn-through left only a narrow margin for success. 4 September 05:54 Titan 34D/Transtage: 5D-7 34D-2 CCAFS LC-40: HEO: Success USA-43 USA-44 Final flight of Titan 34D; final use of the Transtage upper stage 6 September 01:49 Titan II(23)G: 23G-2 B-99 B-75 VAFB SLC-4W: LEO: Success USA-45
A KH-9 HEXAGON main features. KH-9 (BYEMAN codename HEXAGON), commonly known as Big Bird or KeyHole-9, [1] was a series of photographic reconnaissance satellites launched by the United States between 1971 and 1986.
The last Titan variant to use the complex was the Titan IV, starting on 8 March 1991, with the launch of Lacrosse 2. On 19 October 2005, the last flight of a Titan rocket occurred, when a Titan IVB was launched from SLC-4E, with an Improved Crystal satellite. Following this launch, the complex was deactivated, having been used for 68 launches.
For the following five satellite launches between 1992 and 2005, a Titan IV launch vehicle was used. The three most recent launches since 2011 were carried out by Delta IV Heavy launch vehicles. The KH-11 replaced the KH-9 film return satellite, among others, the last of which was lost in a liftoff explosion in 1986.
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.
Titan IV: NOSS-2: Deployed subsatellites, USA-60, 61 and 62 60 USA-60: 1990-06-08 1990-050B ELINT / Ocean surveillance Titan IV: NOSS-2: Subsatellite of USA-59 61 USA-61: 1990-06-08 1990-050C ELINT / Ocean surveillance Titan IV: NOSS-2: Subsatellite of USA-59 62 USA-62: 1990-06-08 1990-050D ELINT / Ocean surveillance Titan IV: NOSS-2 ...
The last launch attempt, on 12 August 1998 failed, with the US$700–800 million satellite and the $344 million Titan IV(401)A launch vehicle exploding over the Atlantic Ocean. The failure was caused by a short circuit in the guidance system, which lost power and reset, causing the vehicle to pitch over.