1962 · United States Air Force

Samos-E6 3

successAtlas Agena B | Samos-E6 3

Samos E-6 (Satellite and Missile Observation System) was an attempt to create an medium-resolution reconnaissance satellite with film return via reentry capsule.

Overview

Date / time: July 18, 1962 at 08:51 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 3W
Mission: Samos-E6 3
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Polar Orbit

Launch vehicle

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Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 1

SAMOS 9 (FTV 2403)

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