United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena ASpace Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Samos 1
Launched
October 11, 1960
Image: U.S. Government
Summary
Samos 1 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena A from Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 11, 1960. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 31st launch, 20th this year and humanity's 81st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas LV-3 Agena A flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3 Agena A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas LV-3 Agena A flightUnited States Air Force's 31st launch20th this yearhumanity's 81st orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
A Satellite and Missile Observation satallite which failed to enter orbit due to a failure in the launch vehicle guidance system
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
1st launch from Space Launch Complex 3W, 1st this year · 16th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
81 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Samos 1 launch?
Samos 1 launched on October 11, 1960. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Samos 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Samos 1?
Atlas LV-3 Agena A, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena A spec sheet
Where did Samos 1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was Samos 1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.