Status
Launch Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Description
The Program 206 satellite, carrying the KH-7 (Keyhole 7) camera system (codenamed Gambit-1), was the first successful high resolution space reconnaissance program. It was managed by NRO's Program A, the USAF-led segment of the National Reconnaissance Program managed from Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, California.
Details
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Wed, Oct 7, 1964, 19:30
Weather
Pro