KH-8 Gambit-3 (Block 4)
KH-8 Block 4 [NRO]
Secondary Payloads
Some satellites carried secondary payloads mounted on the satellite:
- KH-8 49 carried the STP S77-1 (NAVPAC 02) payload
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Reconnaissance, photo (film return type) |
| Operator: | USAF |
| Contractors: | |
| Equipment: | ? |
| Configuration: | Agena-D, 2 SRVs |
| Propulsion: | Bell 8096 |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH-8 48 (Gambit-3 48, OPS 4915) | 13.03.1977 | Va SLC-4W | Titan-3(24)B Agena-D . | ||
| KH-8 49 (Gambit-3 49, OPS 7471) | 23.09.1977 | Va SLC-4W | Titan-3(24)B Agena-D . | ||
| KH-8 50 (Gambit-3 50, OPS 7164) | 28.05.1979 | Va SLC-4W | Titan-3(24)B Agena-D | ||
| KH-8 51 (Gambit-3 51, OPS 1166) | 28.02.1981 | Va SLC-4W | Titan-3(24)B Agena-D | ||
| KH-8 53 (Gambit-3 53, OPS 2925) | 15.04.1983 | Va SLC-4W | Titan-3(24)B Agena-D | ||
| KH-8 54 (Gambit-3 54, OPS 8424) | 17.04.1984 | Va SLC-4W | Titan-3(24)B Agena-D |
Further KH missions:
- KH-1 (Corona)
- KH-2 (Corona)
- KH-3 (Corona)
- KH-4 (Corona, Agena-B based)
- KH-4 (Corona, Agena-D based)
- KH-4A (Corona)
- KH-4B (Corona)
- KH-5 (Argon, Agena-B based)
- KH-5 (Argon, Agena-D based)
- KH-6 (Lanyard)
- KH-7 (Gambit-1)
- KH-8 Block 1 (Gambit-3 Block 1)
- KH-8 Block 2 (Gambit-3 Block 2)
- KH-8 Block 3 (Gambit-3 Block 3)
- KH-8 Block 4 (Gambit-3 Block 4)
- KH-8 Dual Mode (Gambit-3 Dual Mode, Higherboy)
- KH-9 (Hexagon)
- KH-10 (Dorian / MOL)
- KH-11 (Kennen / Crystal)
