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1962 · United States Air Force

Samos-E6 4

successAtlas Agena B | Samos-E6 4

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

Overview

Date / time
August 5, 1962 at 05:58 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 3W
Mission
Samos-E6 4
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas LV-3 Agena B →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

SAMOS 10 (FTV 2404)
LEO