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Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Atlas Agena D: KH-7 13
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.
Friday, 23 October 1964
Mission Data
🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947
Launch VehicleAtlas LV-3 Agena D
Vehicle FamilyAtlas
Vehicle Record15 of 15 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)
Success Streak68 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 4W
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#80
Agency Launches This Year#44
Launches From This Pad93
Launches From This Site923
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Atlas LV-3 Agena D
The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 4W · 34.6331°N 120.6158°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.