Canyon 5 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
20 Dec 1972, 10:20pm
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 13
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Canyon 5
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
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).
Updated: Jan 3, 7:55pm UTC
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