Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- July 7, 1972, 17:46
- Launch designation
- 1972-052
- Mission
- HEXAGON SV-3
- Flight name
- HEXAGON SV3
- Vehicle flight ID
- 23D-5
- Year
- Launches in 1972
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 503 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 9.1 t
- Payloads
- 6
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 7293 | 1972-052ANORAD 6094 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 6,465 kg | Deorbited · Sep 13, 1972 |
| URSALA I | 1972-052CNORAD 6096 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 167 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 6, 1978 |
| SRV Mission 1203-1 | 1972-052 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| SRV Mission 1203-2 | 1972-052 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| SRV Mission 1203-3 | 1972-052 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| SRV Mission 1203-4 | 1972-052 | 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.