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Atlas Agena D | KH-7 1
United States Air Force · Atlas LV-3 Agena D · Space Launch Complex 4W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
United States Air Force's 151st launch · 25th this year · humanity's 261st orbital launch attempt
July 12, 1963Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 12, 20:45 – Jul 12, 20:45 UTC
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KH-7 1
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.
Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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