Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 6

Name: Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 6
Start: 1975-06-18T09:00:00Z
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: June 18, 1975 at 09:00 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