flown missionSuccess

Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 1

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 13 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Canyon 1
Type
Government/Top Secret
Target orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)

Canyon was the first series of NRO's near geostationary ELINT/SIGINT satellites launched under the designation AFP-827 or Program 7500 for NRO's Program A. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT).

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
Family
Atlas
Variant
SLV-3A Agena D
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 13
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York