LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sun Aug 05 1962
United States Air Force
Samos-E6 4
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas LV-3 Agena BDescription:
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- Samos E-6 (Satellite and Missile Observation System) was an attempt to create an medium-resolution reconnaissance satellite with film return via reentry capsule.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3W