Samos 1
Atlas Agena A
United States Air Force
Launch Status
FailureMission
Samos 1
Type: Government/Top Secret
A Satellite and Missile Observation satallite which failed to enter orbit due to a failure in the launch vehicle guidance system
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 3W
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
726 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Administration: Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
- Founded: 1947
- Country: USA
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
