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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Atlas Agena B: Samos-E6 3
Samos E-6 (Satellite and Missile Observation System) was an attempt to create an medium-resolution reconnaissance satellite with film return via reentry capsule.
Wednesday, 18 July 1962
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleAtlas LV-3 Agena B
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record21 of 29 launches (72.4%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitPolar Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 3W
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#37
Agency Launches This Year#27
Launches From This Pad81
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Atlas LV-3 Agena B
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 3W · 34.6440°N 120.5930°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.