Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 7

Name: Atlas SLV-3A Agena D | Canyon 7
Start: 1977-05-23T18:13:00Z
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: May 23, 1977 at 06:13 PM 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