Status
Success
Samos 7
Launch Time
Thu Apr 26, 1962 18:56 UTC
Thu Apr 26, 1962 18:56 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Samos 7
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
1962
19th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
16th mission
5th mission of 1962
7th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission