Status
Success
Samos 10
Launch Time
Sun Aug 05, 1962 17:58 UTC
Sun Aug 05, 1962 17:58 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Samos 10
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
42nd orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
20th mission
9th mission of 1962
10th successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission