Talk:KH-12

Launch failed
One of the first KH-12 launches failed and blew-up on the pad at Vandenberg AFB, on April 18, 1986; announced on evening news. Note from personal files. LanceBarber 19:16, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry. I took it out because that launch failure is listed on the page for KH-9.  Can document that it really was something more sophisticated than the KH-11s that were standard at the time? Whosasking 20:07, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Don't understand... took what out of where? LanceBarber 20:57, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * In this revision I removed the mention of the April 1986 launch failure (and its reference, this database, which lists the launch failure as a KH-9), from the KH-12 article and added a similarly brief mention of USA-144, launched in 1999. I am of the opinion that information about the 1986 explosion (if we have anything more to say about it) should go on the page on KH-9.  Do you disagree? Whosasking 21:15, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Nope, understand now, thanks. LanceBarber 13:03, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

conflict with KH-13 page
This page contradicts the KH-13 page. Were USA-161 and USA-182 KH-12s or KH-13s? Also, I find it odd that neither page even contains the word "Keyhole" ... That's what everybody knows the satellites as, and isn't that what KH stands for? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brettland (talk • contribs) 08:25, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Proposals to merge KH-12 and KH-11 articles
There seems to be some concensus that the official Keyhole designations ended with KH-11, and that the later big IMINT satellites were basically advanced modifications of the original KH-11 design. Therefore it might make sense to merge the articles on KH-12 and KH-11 (similar to CORONA, which summarizes the design evolution from KH-1 to KH-4). After the merger, KH-12 would become a re-direct to KH-11 Kennan. Misty (satellite), Enhanced Imaging System, Future Imagery Architecture, etc. would not be affected. Comments please at Talk:KH-11_Kennan -- Enemenemu (talk) 16:43, 5 February 2011 (UTC)