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FailureSamos 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Oct 11, 1960, 20:33 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Oct 11, 1960, 20:33 UTC – Tuesday, Oct 11, 1960, 20:33 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Samos 1
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
A Satellite and Missile Observation satallite which failed to enter orbit due to a failure in the launch vehicle guidance system
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