RocketAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad PALC2-4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- February 15, 1966, 20:30
- Launch designation
- 1966-012
- Mission
- GAMBIT SV 975
- Flight name
- AFP-206
- Vehicle flight ID
- 7115/4820
- Flight code
- MUCHO GRANDE
- Year
- Launches in 1966
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 290 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.2 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 1184 | 1966-012ANORAD 2012 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 2,000 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Feb 23, 1966 |
| OPS 3011 | 1966-012BNORAD 2014 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | Calibration | 9 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Feb 16, 1966 |
| OPS 3031 | 1966-012CNORAD 2015 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | Calibration | 4 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Feb 22, 1966 |
| SRV Mission 4025 | 1966-012 | 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.