RocketAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad PALC2-4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 14, 1966, 19:02
- Launch designation
- 1966-039
- Mission
- GAMBIT SV 978
- Flight name
- AFP-206
- Vehicle flight ID
- 7118/4824
- Flight code
- PUMP HANDLE
- Year
- Launches in 1966
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 555 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.3 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 1950 | 1966-039ANORAD 2171 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 2,000 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 21, 1966 |
| LEIGE | 1966-039BNORAD 2172 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 92 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 27, 1970 |
| SRV Mission 4028 | 1966-039 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| PLICAT | 1966-039B | 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.