KH-9 2 (Hexagon 2, Mission 1202, OPS 1737), the second NRO film-return panoramic photoreconnaissance satellite, with secondary Mabeli. Titan IIID from Vandenberg SLC-4E placed the large craft in sun-synchronous LEO.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 9.2 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 22 Titan IIID flights
- Date and time
- 20 January 1972, 18:36 UTC
- Rocket
- Titan IIID
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1972-002
- Launches in 1972
- 2nd of 113
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