Status
Success
Samos 6
Launch Time
Wed Mar 07, 1962 22:10 UTC
Wed Mar 07, 1962 22:10 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Samos 6
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-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1962
9th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
13th mission
2nd mission of 1962
4th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission