Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 31, 1961, 20:21
- Launch designation
- 1961 ALP
- Mission
- SAMOS F-1
- Flight name
- Samos 2
- Vehicle flight ID
- 70D/2102
- Flight code
- JAYHAWK JAMBOREE
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 553 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 1.9 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samos 2 F-1 | 1961 ALP 1NORAD 70 | US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division | Signals intelligence | 166 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 21, 1973 |
| Samos 2 | 1961 ALP 2NORAD 79 | US Air Force Ballistic Missile Division | Optical imaging | 1,194 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Oct 9, 1970 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.