KH 11-04

Former U.S. reconnaissance satellite. KH 11-04 was launched on September 3, 1981 aboard a Titan IIID from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Nov 23, 1984).

COSPAR 1981-085ANORAD 12799United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 3984
Common name: KH 11-04
Payload designation: KENNEN 4
Other names: NRO Mission 5504?,KH-11
International designator: 1981-085A
NORAD catalog number: 12799
GCAT identifier: S12799
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/059

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: KH-11
Owner: NRO
Country: United States
Builder: TRW Inc.
Platform (bus): KH-11

Launch

Date: September 3, 1981 · 18:29 UTC
Launch record: 1981-085Success
Rocket: Titan IIID
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 276 km
Apogee: 511 km
Inclination: 97.00°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: November 23, 1984
Last known active: Nov 23, 1984
End of operations: Nov 23, 1984

Size

Mass: 8,556 kg
Dry mass: 8,556 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 13.5 t
Length: 19.0 m
Diameter: 3.00 m
Span: 30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q118959566 (CC0).