Status
Launch Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Description
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).
Details
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Sat, Dec 4, 1971, 22:33
Weather
Pro