KH-9 6
Titan IIID
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-9 6
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.
Location
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Space Launch Complex 4E has witnessed the launch of 153 rockets, including 153 orbital launch attempts, while Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 765 rocket launches.
Rocket
Lockheed Martin 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.
Agency
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
