Status
Success
Samos 2
Launch Time
Tue Jan 31, 1961 20:21 UTC
Tue Jan 31, 1961 20:21 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Samos 2
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
1961
1st orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
4th mission
1st mission of 1961
2nd successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission