NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

AFP-827 (Canyon-5)

Launch Time
Wed Dec 20, 1972 22:20 UTC

Rocket

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

Mission Details

AFP-827 (Canyon-5)

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

1972

108th orbital launch attempt

Atlas-Agena

103rd mission
1st mission of 1972
83rd successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission