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Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 3
United States Air Force · Atlas SLV-3A Agena D · Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 530th launch · 21st this year · humanity's 1,121st orbital launch attempt
September 1, 1970Add to calendar
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The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 1, 01:00 – Sep 1, 01:00 UTC
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Canyon 3
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).
Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
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