RocketAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad PALC2-4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 19, 1966, 20:03
- Launch designation
- 1966-002
- Mission
- GAMBIT SV 974
- Flight name
- AFP-206
- Vehicle flight ID
- 7114/4825
- Flight code
- BLANKET PARTY
- Year
- Launches in 1966
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 260 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.2 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 7253 | 1966-002ANORAD 1939 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 2,000 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jan 25, 1966 |
| OPS 3179 | 1966-002B | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| SRV Mission 4024 | 1966-002 | 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.