Atlas Agena D | KH-7 3

Name: Atlas Agena D | KH-7 3
Start: 1963-10-25T18:59:27Z
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The Program 206 satellite, carrying the KH-7 (Keyhole 7) camera system (codenamed Gambit-1), was the first successful high resolution space reconnaissance program. It was managed by NRO's Program A, the USAF-led segment of the National Reconnaissance Program managed from Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, California.

Mission Details

Launch date: October 25, 1963 at 06:59 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Atlas Agena D
Operator: United States Air Force
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission type: Government/Top Secret