Date: 17 June 1962, 06:14 pm UTC
Rocket: Atlas Agena B (Atlas)
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit: Polar Orbit
Pad: Space Launch Complex 3W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Samos E-6 (Satellite and Missile Observation System) was an attempt to create an medium-resolution reconnaissance satellite with film return via reentry capsule.
