← All launches
Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D: SNAPSHOT-1
Experimental satellite equipped with a nuclear power system and a cesium ion engine.
Saturday, 3 April 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 TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitPolar Orbit
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
Location🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#31
Agency Launches This Year#19
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.