Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 10, 1972, 18:03
- Launch designation
- 1972-079
- Mission
- HEXAGON SV-4
- Flight name
- HEXAGON SV4
- Vehicle flight ID
- 23D-3
- Year
- Launches in 1972
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 1,489 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 8.9 t
- Payloads
- 6
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 8314 | 1972-079ANORAD 6227 | National Reconnaissance Office | Optical imaging | 6,087 kg | Deorbited · Jan 8, 1973 |
| OPS 8314/2 | 1972-079CNORAD 6822 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 49 kg | In orbit |
| SRV Mission 1204-1 | 1972-079 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| SRV Mission 1204-2 | 1972-079 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| SRV Mission 1204-3 | 1972-079 | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
| SRV Mission 1204-4 | 1972-079 | 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.