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GAMBIT-3 Mission 4352

Titan 24B launch from Vandenberg (United States) on January 21, 1982, carrying 3 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

January 21, 1982 · 19:30 UTCLaunch 1982-006Launch no. 2,517 in the log
RocketTitan 24B
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC4W
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SDUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
January 21, 1982, 19:30
Launch designation
1982-006
Mission
GAMBIT-3 Mission 4352
Flight name
KH-8A
Vehicle flight ID
24B-26 (3B-62)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
665 km
Payload mass to orbit
4.2 t
Payloads
3
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
OPS 28491982-006ANORAD 13040National Reconnaissance OfficeOptical imaging2,400 kgReentered attached to another object · May 23, 1982
SRV Mission 4352-1?1982-006ENORAD 13105National Reconnaissance OfficeReentry vehicle127 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 28, 2002
SRV Mission 4352-21982-006National Reconnaissance Office———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.