Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 3

Name: Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 3
Start: 1970-09-01T01:00:00Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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).

Mission Details

Launch date: September 1, 1970 at 01:00 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
Operator: United States Air Force
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Government/Top Secret