Status
Success
AFP-720 (Rhyolite-1)
Launch Time
Fri Jun 19, 1970 11:37 UTC
Fri Jun 19, 1970 11:37 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
AFP-720 (Rhyolite-1)
Aquacade, previously designated Rhyolite, was a class of SIGINT spy satellites operated by the National Reconnaissance Office for the United States Central Intelligence Agency. The National Security Agency (NSA) was also reportedly involved. The program, also known as SIGAD AFP-720 and SIGAD AFP-472, respectively, is still classified. During the same period, the Canyon SIGINT satellites were in use with an apparently somewhat different set of capabilities.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 700.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
LC-13, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1970
50th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
100th mission
1st mission of 1970
81st successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission