September 1, 1970 1:00 am
Canyon 3
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Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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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).
Launch Overview
Window Open
01:00 UTC
Window Close
01:00 UTC
Lift Off
Sep 1, 1970 · 01:00 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 13
Target Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Canyon 3
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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).
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 13
Launch Overview
Window Open
01:00 UTC
Window Close
01:00 UTC
Lift Off
Sep 1, 1970 · 01:00 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 13
Target Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Canyon 3
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
Destination
Geostationary Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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