USA-6 (KH-11-6 / Crystal 6), an NRO electro-optical reconnaissance satellite, launched on a Titan 34D from Vandenberg into sun-synchronous low Earth orbit for near-real-time high-resolution imaging.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 13.5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 7 Titan 34D flights
- Date and time
- 4 December 1984, 18:03 UTC
- Rocket
- Titan 34D
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1984-122
- Launches in 1984
- 122nd of 129
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