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The Lightning God Defends (iQPS Launch 8)
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ProviderRocket Lab
PadUnknown Pad
DateAug 20, 2026
Time (UTC)01:00 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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KH-8 22
Titan IIIBUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 4W
Tuesday, June 3, 1969 · 04:49 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
KH-8 or Gambit-3 was the second generation of Gambit high resolution reconnaissance satellites.
PayloadKH-8 22
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 4W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.633°N
- Longitude
- 120.616°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
04:49 PM UTC - 04:49 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
