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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-9 4
Titan IIIDUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 4E
Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 06:03 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.
PayloadKH-9 4
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
StagesUnknown
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.632°N
- Longitude
- 120.611°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
06:03 PM UTC - 06:03 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
