Titan 24B | KH-8 37
A Titan 24B rocket launched Titan 24B | KH-8 37 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, targeting LEO.
- Launch time
- Status
- SUCCESS
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Rocket
- Titan 24B
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 4W
- Payload
- —
- Target orbit
- LEO
Mission timeline
- 1972-12-21T17:45:00.000ZTitan 24B lifts off from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
- Titan 24B passes through max aerodynamic pressure (Max Q).
- Main engine cutoff — the first stage shuts down as planned.
- Stage separation — the first stage separates cleanly.
- Second-stage engine ignites for the next phase of flight.
- Orbit insertion confirmed — the vehicle is now in LEO.
- Mission success — all objectives completed.