KH-8 30 (GAMBIT 68) was launched on 1971 Jan 21 by Titan IIIB Agena D from Vandenberg on a 19 day flight. According to Richelson [179] the spacecraft returned images of Soviet construction of a new type of missile silo for the R-36 (SS-9) ICBM. A second object was cataloged with a slightly higher perigee; it may be a sensor cover.
| KH-8 30 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Jan 21 | Launch by Titan IIIB Agena D | V SLC4W | |
| 2050 | 90.07 138 x 416 x 110.9 | ||
| 2050 | 05B | 89.78 161 x 366 x 110.7 (05B) | |
| 1971 Jan 22 | 2221 | 89.99 138 x 408 x 110.9 | |
| 1971 Jan 24 | 1746 | 89.63 130 x 381 x 110.8 | |
| Adjust orbit | |||
| 1971 Jan 26 | 0837 | 89.68 129 x 388 x 110.8 | |
| 1971 Jan 27 | 1001 | 89.54 129 x 374 x 110.8 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1971 Jan 28 | 0228 | 89.99 130 x 417 x 110.8 | |
| 1971 Jan 30 | 0054 | 89.71 130 x 389 x 110.8 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 2150 | 89.94 132 x 410 x 110.8 | ||
| 1971 Feb 2 | 0813 | 89.73 129 x 392 x 110.8 | |
| 1971 Feb 3 | 0938 | 89.58 129 x 378 x 110.8 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1971 Feb 5 | 0501 | 89.72 131 x 390 x 110.8 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1971 Feb 6 | 1358 | 89.97 130 x 415 x 110.8 | |
| 1971 Feb 8 | 0456 | 89.77 130 x 395 x 110.8 | |
| 1971 Feb 9 | Reentered after 19 days | ||