Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D: KH-7 18

Name: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D: KH-7 18
Start: 1965-05-27T20:48:00Z
End: 1965-05-27T20:48:00Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 4E

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.

Thursday, 27 May 1965

Mission Data

🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947

Launch VehicleAtlas SLV-3 Agena D

Vehicle FamilyAtlas

Vehicle Record44 of 48 launches (91.7%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)

Success Streak68 consecutive

Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret

Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 4E

Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA

Orbital Launches This Year#46

Agency Launches This Year#29

Launches From This Pad307

Launches From This Site923

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Atlas SLV-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 4E · 34.6320°N 120.6110°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.