RocketAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC4E
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 16, 1966, 17:59
- Launch designation
- 1966-083
- Mission
- GAMBIT SV 982
- Flight name
- AFP-206
- Vehicle flight ID
- 7123/4832
- Flight code
- TAXI DRIVER
- Year
- Launches in 1966
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 498 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.3 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 1686 | 1966-083ANORAD 2419 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 2,000 kg | Deorbited · Sep 23, 1966 |
| FANION II | 1966-083BNORAD 2420 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 91 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 9, 1968 |
| SRV Mission 4032 | 1966-083 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| TRIPOS II | 1966-083B | 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.