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Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 4
United States Air Force · Atlas SLV-3A Agena D · Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 562nd launch · 26th this year · humanity's 1,291st orbital launch attempt
December 4, 1971Add to calendar
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Window: Dec 4, 22:33 – Dec 4, 22:33 UTC
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Canyon 4
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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