Status
Success
Samos 9
Launch Time
Wed Jul 18, 1962 20:51 UTC
Wed Jul 18, 1962 20:51 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Samos 9
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
36th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
18th mission
7th mission of 1962
9th successful mission
6th consecutive successful mission