NRO OPS 3984 (KH-11-4 Kennen/Crystal), a U.S. electro-optical real-time photoreconnaissance satellite launched on a Titan IIID from Vandenberg SLC-4E into sun-synchronous orbit for strategic imaging.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 13.5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 20th
- of 22 Titan IIID flights
- Date and time
- 3 September 1981, 18:29 UTC
- Rocket
- Titan IIID
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1981-085
- Launches in 1981
- 87th of 126
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