Status
Success
Samos 11
Launch Time
Sun Nov 11, 1962 20:17 UTC
Sun Nov 11, 1962 20:17 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Samos 11
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
72nd orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
23rd mission
12th mission of 1962
13th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission