Samos 1 - rocket launch details

Launch time11 Oct 196020:33 UTC

failure

Orbit: LEO

Serial number: 57D

Improper pad umbilical disconnect caused loss of Agena pressurization gas.

Rocket AtlasAgena A LV-3

launched from Vandenberg AFB, SLC-3WUSA

Name	Purpose	Mass	Comment
Samos 1	Optical reconnaissance	-	-