GAMBIT 71

 1971-92A

KH-8 33 was launched on GAMBIT flight 71 by Titan IIIB Agena D from Vandenberg on 1971 Oct 23. The flight lasted 25 days. Object 1971-92B, with a single low-perigee element set on Nov 17, might be an SRV which had an incomplete reentry.

KH-8 33 
 
DateTimeEventOrbit  
1971 Oct 23    Launch by Titan IIIB Agena D   V SLC4W 
  1940     90.01 131 x 419 x 111.0 
1971 Oct 26   0437    89.76 132 x 392 x 111.0 
   Raise orbit 
1971 Oct 27   0004     89.96 129 x 415 x 111.0 
1971 Oct 30   1157    89.75 130 x 393 x 111.0 
   Raise orbit 
1971 Oct 31   0426    89.95 132 x 412 x 111.0 
1971 Nov 2   1150     89.70 130 x 388 x 111.0 
   Raise orbit 
  2349     90.00 133 x 414 x 111.0 
1971 Nov 5   0415     89.73 132 x 390 x 111.0 
   Raise orbit 
  2342     89.95 133 x 410 x 111.0 
1971 Nov 7   0240     89.82 133 x 398 x 110.9 
   Raise orbit 
  2208    89.95 131 x 412 x 110.9 
1971 Nov 10   1301    89.70 134 x 384 x 110.9 
   Adjust orbit 
1971 Nov 11   2157     89.79 135 x 392 x 110.9 
1971 Nov 13   2148     89.68 137 x 379 x 110.9 
   Raise orbit 
1971 Nov 14   1417     89.79 135 x 392 x 110.9 
1971 Nov 17    SRV-2 ejected? 
   SRV-2 retro, partial failure? 
1971 Nov 17   0034   (92B orbit)   88.74 93 x 330 x 110.9 
1971 Nov 17   2259    89.47 134 x 362 x 110.9 
1971 Nov 17    Reentered after 25d 

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