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Samos-E6 3

Atlas Agena B · Government/Top Secret

1962Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg

Mission

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

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Mission Facts

Provider
USAF
Rocket
Atlas Agena B
Orbit
PO
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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