NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

AFP-720 (Rhyolite-2)

Launch Time
Tue Mar 06, 1973 09:30 UTC

Rocket

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

Mission Details

AFP-720 (Rhyolite-2)

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 700.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

LC-13, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1973

13th orbital launch attempt

Atlas-Agena

104th mission
1st mission of 1973
84th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission