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SuccessCanyon 5 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Wednesday, Dec 20, 1972, 22:20 UTC
Launch window
Wednesday, Dec 20, 1972, 22:20 UTC – Wednesday, Dec 20, 1972, 22:20 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Canyon 5
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Canyon was the first series of NRO's near geostationary ELINT/SIGINT satellites launched under the designation AFP-827 or Program 7500 for NRO's Program A. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT).
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