Launch SuccessfulUnited States Air Force

Atlas SLV-3A Agena D: Canyon 6

Name: Atlas SLV-3A Agena D: Canyon 6
Start: 1975-06-18T09:00:00Z
End: 1975-06-18T09:00:00Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 13

Canyon was the first series of NRO's near geostationary ELINT/SIGINT satellites launched under the designation AFP-827 or Program 7500 for NRO's Program A. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT).

Wednesday, 18 June 1975

Mission Data

🇺🇸United States Air ForceEst. 1947

Launch VehicleAtlas SLV-3A Agena D

Vehicle FamilyAtlas

Vehicle Record11 of 12 launches (91.7%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record972 successes / 106 failures (90%)

Success Streak68 consecutive

Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret

Target OrbitGeostationary Orbit

Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 13

Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA

Orbital Launches This Year#59

Agency Launches This Year#14

Launches From This Pad21

Launches From This Site1,132

Status Note

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

About Atlas SLV-3A 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 13 · 28.4859°N 80.5466°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.