United States Air Force
KH-9 20
Titan 34D
FAILURE
Failure
Friday, April 18, 1986 · 18:45 UTC
Mission
/01Large reconnaissance satellite equipped with four return capsules.
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Titan 34D
Variant: 34D
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 4E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.632° N, 120.611° W
54
Pad Launches
525
Location Launches
841
Agency Launches
33
Orbital This Year