Titan 34D from Vandenberg SLC-4E lofted KH-11-8 (Crystal 8, USA 27), a digital electro-optical reconnaissance satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The flight ended two years of Titan 34D failures after 1985–86 losses.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 13.5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 6th
- of 7 Titan 34D flights
- Date and time
- 26 October 1987, 21:32 UTC
- Rocket
- Titan 34D
- Builder
- LM
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1987-090
- Launches in 1987
- 94th of 114
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