NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

Samos 1

Launch Time
Tue Oct 11, 1960 20:33 UTC

Improper pad umbilical disconnect caused loss of Agena pressurization gas.

Rocket

Atlas-LV3 Agena-A
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
General Dynamics
Status: Retired
Payload to LEO: 1,250 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

Samos 1

The Samos E or SAMOS ("Satellite and Missile Observation System") program was a relatively short-lived series of reconnaissance satellites for the United States in the early 1960s, also used as a cover for the initial development of the KH-7 Gambit system.

Payloads: 1
Low Earth Orbit

Location

SLC-3W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Stats

1960

26th orbital launch attempt

Atlas-Agena

3rd mission
3rd mission of 1960
2nd failed mission