KH-9 13 (Hexagon Mission 1213, OPS 4800), a U.S. NRO wide-area film-return photoreconnaissance satellite. Titan IIID from Vandenberg SLC-4E placed the 'Big Bird' craft in sun-synchronous LEO; film capsules were recovered midair through December 1977.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 11.4 T (est.)
- Flight
- 14th
- of 22 Titan IIID flights
- Date and time
- 27 June 1977, 18:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Titan IIID
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1977-056
- Launches in 1977
- 57th of 130
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