RocketAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad PALC2-4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 3, 1965, 19:06
- Launch designation
- 1965-062
- Mission
- GAMBIT SV 971
- Flight name
- AFP-206
- Vehicle flight ID
- 7111/4818
- Flight code
- WATER TOWER
- Year
- Launches in 1965
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 509 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.3 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 5698 | 1965-062ANORAD 1471 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 2,000 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 7, 1965 |
| MAGNUM | 1965-062BNORAD 1472 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 83 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jun 17, 1968 |
| SRV Mission 4021 | 1965-062 | 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.