Status
Success
Samos 8
Launch Time
Sun Jun 17, 1962 18:14 UTC
Sun Jun 17, 1962 18:14 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Samos 8
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
29th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
17th mission
6th mission of 1962
8th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission