RocketAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad PALC2-4
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 3, 1966, 19:25
- Launch designation
- 1966-048
- Mission
- GAMBIT SV 979
- Flight name
- AFP-206
- Vehicle flight ID
- 7119/4826
- Flight code
- POWER DRILL
- Year
- Launches in 1966
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 288 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.2 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 1577 | 1966-048ANORAD 2192 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 2,000 kg | Deorbited · Jun 9, 1966 |
| OPS 1856 | 1966-048B | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| SRV Mission 4029 | 1966-048 | 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.