KH-8 8
Titan IIIB
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-8 8
Type: Government/Top Secret
KH-8 or Gambit-3 was the second generation of Gambit high resolution reconnaissance satellites.
Location
Space Launch Complex 4W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
707 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Titan IIIB – Lockheed Martin
Family: Titan
Length: 45 m
Diameter: 3.05 m
Launch Mass: 156 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 3000 kg
The Titan IIIB was manufactured by Lockheed Martin with the first launch on 1966-07-29. Titan IIIB has 21 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 22 launches. 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.
Agency
United States Air Force
Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Country: USA
