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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretAtlas Agena D
Launched 1963-07-12 20:45:59 UTCSpace Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
37th
orbital launch attempt in 1963
United States Air Force
25th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 4W
1st
launch from this pad this year
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.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
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.
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Height
36m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
1,000kg
Liftoff thrust
1,340kN
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