Atlas Agena B | Samos-E6 3
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
July 18, 1962, 8:51 p.m. - July 18, 1962, 8:51 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
July 18, 1962, 8:51 p.m. - July 18, 1962, 8:51 p.m.
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