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KH-7 9

Atlas Agena D

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

KH-7 9

Type: Government/Top Secret

The Program 206 satellite, carrying the KH-7 (Keyhole 7) camera system (codenamed Gambit-1), was the first successful high resolution space reconnaissance program. It was managed by NRO’s Program A, the USAF-led segment of the National Reconnaissance Program managed from Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, California.

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 4W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

719 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Rocket

Atlas LV-3 Agena D – Convair

  • Family: Atlas
  • Length: 36 m
  • Diameter: 3 m
  • Launch Mass: 155 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 1000 kg

The Atlas LV-3 Agena D was manufactured by Convair with the first launch on 1963-07-12. Atlas LV-3 Agena D has 15 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 15 launches. The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: USAF
  • Country: USA
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