Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
FailureKH-7 12 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Oct 7, 1964, 19:30 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Oct 7, 1964, 19:30 UTC – Wednesday, Oct 7, 1964, 19:30 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
KH-7 12
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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.
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