Failure

Atlas Agena A | Samos 1

Name: Atlas Agena A | Samos 1
Start: 1960-10-11T20:33:28Z

Tue 11 Oct, 20:33 UTC

A Satellite and Missile Observation satallite which failed to enter orbit due to a failure in the launch vehicle guidance system

Mission type: Government/Top Secret · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Launch pad

Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)