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SuccessSamos-E6 1 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Apr 26, 1962, 18:56 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Apr 26, 1962, 18:56 UTC – Thursday, Apr 26, 1962, 18:56 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Samos-E6 1
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)
Samos E-6 (Satellite and Missile Observation System) was an attempt to create an medium-resolution reconnaissance satellite with film return via reentry capsule.
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