Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
SuccessKH-7 18 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, May 27, 1965, 20:48 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, May 27, 1965, 20:48 UTC – Thursday, May 27, 1965, 20:48 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
KH-7 18
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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