NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Failure

AFP-827 (Canyon-4)

Launch Time
Sat Dec 04, 1971 22:33 UTC

Sustainer shut down due to gas generator failure. RSO destroyed the rocket at T+62 seconds.

Rocket

Atlas-SLV3A Agena-D
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
General Dynamics
Status: Retired
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

AFP-827 (Canyon-4)

Canyon was a series of seven United States spy satellites launched between 1968 and 1977. Also known by its program number AFP-827, the satellites were developed with the participation of the Air Force. The Canyon project is credited as the first American satellite system tasked for COMINT.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 700.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

LC-13, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1971

118th orbital launch attempt

Atlas-Agena

102nd mission
1st mission of 1971
15th failed mission