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DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 12:30 AM UTC
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Canyon 1
Atlas SLV-3A Agena DUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 13
Tuesday, August 6, 1968 · 11:08 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
Canyon was the first series of NRO's near geostationary ELINT/SIGINT satellites launched under the designation AFP-827 or Program 7500 for NRO's Program A. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT).
PayloadCanyon 1
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 13
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.486°N
- Longitude
- 80.547°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
11:08 AM UTC - 11:08 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
