Atlas SLV-3 Agena D | RTS-1 3
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Oct. 5, 1966, 10 p.m. - Oct. 5, 1966, 10 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Oct. 5, 1966, 10 p.m. - Oct. 5, 1966, 10 p.m.
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