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Cosmodrome / Location : USA
Date of Cancellation: Jun 12, 1978 Event Type : Launch Launch Pad / Location : USA Edwards AFB (CA) Manned / Robotic Mission : Robotic Mission Objective/Type : Military / Secret
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autographe?: non - noneDescription : Chalet 1 was the first launch of a heavier, more advanced electronic intelligence satellite launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a Titan 3C rocket for the US Air Force. The project was renamed Vortex when the code name Chalet appeared in the New York Times.
The Chalet / Vortex ELINT satellites were the successors to the Canyon series of near GEO ELINT/SIGINT satellites. They were focussed on communications intelligence (COMINT), but had the capability added to intercept also missile telemetry.
Kennedy Space Center post stamp and Usaf Early warn. Keyword(s) : #Planet, #Satellite, #Telecommunications, This is OUTSIDE of a Space Revue. Last modified: 05/07/2015 @ 19h04
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