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).
Vehicle
Atlas SLV-3A Agena D
Atlas · SLV-3A Agena D
Height
36 m
Diameter
3 m
LEO capacity
1,000 kg
Successful launches
11
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 13
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.