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SNAPSHOT

completedLaunch 1965-027
Launched 4/3/1965LEOService GSat LEO A 2
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
2 payloads
EGRS IV
retired
Earth Observation
LEO
SNAPSHOT-1
retired
Technology DemonstrationLEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
4/3/1965
Launch ID
1965-027
Launch Profile
Sat LEO A 2
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
U.S. Space Systems Command
Launch Vehicle
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Launch Site
Point Arguello Launch Complex 2-4, Vandenberg AFB (South Vandenberg AFB, California)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
2
Payload Status
retired 2
Payload Mission Types
Earth Observation 1 / Technology Demonstration 1
Track
Mentions
6
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