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Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 7
United States Air Force · Atlas SLV-3A Agena D · Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 687th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 1,954th orbital launch attempt
May 23, 1977Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 23, 18:13 – May 23, 18:13 UTC
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Canyon 7
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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