Samos-E6 1 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

26 Apr 1962, 6:56pm

Location

Vandenberg SFB Launch Site

Vandenberg SFB

Pad

Space Launch Complex 3W

Launch Service Provider

United States Air Force logo

United States Air Force

Vehicle

Atlas LV-3 Agena B

Mission

Samos-E6 1

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Polar Orbit

Samos E-6 (Satellite and Missile Observation System) was an attempt to create an medium-resolution reconnaissance satellite with film return via reentry capsule.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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