United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3A Agena DSpace Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Canyon 1
Launched
August 6, 1968
Image: USAF
Summary
Canyon 1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3A Agena D from Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 6, 1968. It was United States Air Force's 453rd launch, 20th this year and humanity's 860th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas SLV-3A Agena D flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3A Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Atlas SLV-3A Agena D flightUnited States Air Force's 453rd launch20th this yearhumanity's 860th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- OPS 2222 · NORAD 3334 · in orbit
Agena D 2801? · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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).
Pad
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
11th launch from Space Launch Complex 13, 2nd this year · 219th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
154 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Canyon 1 launch?
Canyon 1 launched on August 6, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Canyon 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Canyon 1?
Atlas SLV-3A Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3A Agena D spec sheet
Where did Canyon 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Canyon 1 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did Canyon 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).