RocketAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC4E
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 12, 1966, 19:15
- Launch designation
- 1966-090
- Mission
- GAMBIT SV 983
- Flight name
- AFP-206
- Vehicle flight ID
- 7122/4830
- Flight code
- GLEAMING STAR
- Year
- Launches in 1966
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 291 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 2.2 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 2055 | 1966-090ANORAD 2489 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 2,000 kg | Deorbited · Oct 20, 1966 |
| OPS 5345 | 1966-090B | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| SRV Mission 4033 | 1966-090 | 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.