Titan 34D
FailureKH-9 20 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Apr 18, 1986, 18:45 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Apr 18, 1986, 18:45 UTC – Friday, Apr 18, 1986, 18:45 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
KH-9 20
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.
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