The first GAMBIT flight of 1972, KH-8 no. 34, was launched on Mar 17 from Vandenberg. The mission lasted 25 days. Launch vehicle for this flight was the Titan 23B Agena D according to Martin Marietta documents; this is probably just a new designation for the IIIB rather than a new variant of the vehicle.
| KH-8 34 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Mar 17 | Launch by Titan 23B Agena D | V SLC4W | |
| 1930 | 89.95 128 x 415 x 111.0 | ||
| 1972 Mar 19 | 0557 | 89.76 130 x 393 x 111.0 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 2224 | 89.84 130 x 402 x 111.0 | ||
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1972 Mar 21 | 2046 | 89.98 133 x 413 x 111.0 | |
| 1972 Mar 26 | 0534 | 89.60 132 x 376 x 111.0 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 2329 | 89.94 141 x 400 x 111.0 | ||
| 1972 Mar 29 | 1123 | 89.70 139 x 379 x 111.0 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1972 Mar 30 | 0221 | 89.88 140 x 396 x 111.0 | |
| 1972 Mar 31 | 0519 | 89.77 140 x 385 x 111.0 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1972 Mar 31 | 2146 | 89.85 140 x 393 x 111.0 | |
| 1972 Apr 3 | 0508 | 89.63 138 x 374 x 110.9 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1972 Apr 4 | 1403 | 89.88 143 x 393 x 110.9 | |
| 1972 Apr 5 | 2300 | 89.77 143 x 382 x 110.9 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1972 Apr 6 | 2256 | 89.85 142 x 391 x 110.95 | |
| 1972 Apr 8 | 0622 | 89.75 142 x 381 x 110.9 | |
| Orbit raise | |||
| 1972 Apr 8 | 2250 | 89.88 142 x 394 x 110.9 | |
| 1972 Apr 9 | 1349 | 89.83 142 x 389 x 110.9 | |
| 1972 Apr 11 | Reentered after 25 days | ||