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1966 · United States Air Force

KH-7 32

successAtlas SLV-3 Agena D | KH-7 32

The Program 206 satellite, carrying the KH-7 (Keyhole 7) camera system (codenamed Gambit-1), was the first successful high resolution space reconnaissance program. It was managed by NRO's Program A, the USAF-led segment of the National Reconnaissance Program managed from Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, California.

Overview

Date / time
September 16, 1966 at 05:59 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 4E
Mission
KH-7 32
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 2

OPS 1686
Payload
OPS 6874
LEO