RocketAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad PALC2-4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 14, 1964, 22:00
- Launch designation
- 1964-045
- Mission
- GAMBIT SV 960
- Flight name
- AFP-206
- Vehicle flight ID
- 7101/4808
- Flight code
- BIG SICKLE
- Year
- Launches in 1964
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 3,751 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.3 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 3802 | 1964-045ANORAD 850 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 2,000 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 23, 1964 |
| Hitchhiker III | 1964-045BNORAD 851 | National Reconnaissance Office | Space science | 74 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Mar 8, 1979 |
| SRV Mission 4010 | 1964-045 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.