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1979 · United States Air Force

KH-9 15

successTitan IIID | KH-9 15

Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.

Overview

Date / time
March 16, 1979 at 06:30 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Mission
KH-9 15
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Titan IIID →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 2

OPS 3854
LEO
OPS 6675
Payload