Payload / 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).
🚀 About the rocket: —
MIDAS 2 Launch - Atlas-Agena Rocket, 1960, Early-Warning Satellite, Missile Defense Alarm System
enRetro Space HD· Feb 17, 2022
Thor-Agena | Wikipedia audio article
enwikipedia tts· May 6, 2019
Atlas-Agena | Wikipedia audio article
enwikipedia tts· May 6, 2019
HACL 01884 A6-28 test # 4003 ETR 8/2/1966 Atlas-Agena D SLV-3 Lunar Orbiter 1
enSan Diego Air and Space Museum Archives· Mar 4, 2019
HACL 01879 Atlas AC-7 Surveyor 2 1966
enSan Diego Air and Space Museum Archives· Mar 4, 2019
HACL 01639 4/12/1964 Atlas-Agena D SLV-3A Canyon 2
enSan Diego Air and Space Museum Archives· Dec 6, 2018
HACL Film 00609 2/25/1964 Atlas-Agena D LV-3 285D VAFB SLC-4W
enSan Diego Air and Space Museum Archives· Apr 7, 2015