SAMOS 3

American reconnaissance satellite lost in a launch failure
Vehicle reconnaissance_satellite Q7410035
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SAMOS 3

Summary

SAMOS 3 is a reconnaissance satellite[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #24 of 76).[2]

Key Facts

  • SAMOS 3's instance of is recorded as reconnaissance satellite[3].
  • SAMOS 3's instance of is recorded as former entity[4].
  • SAMOS 3's follows is recorded as SAMOS 2[5].
  • SAMOS 3's followed by is recorded as SAMOS 4[6].
  • SAMOS 3's part of is recorded as SAMOS[7].
  • SAMOS 3's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas-Agena B[8].
  • SAMOS 3's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • SAMOS 3 was dissolved in +1961-09-09T00:00:00Z[10].
  • SAMOS 3's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1961-09-09T00:00:00Z[11].
  • SAMOS 3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc5kk7[12].
  • SAMOS 3's cause of destruction is recorded as launch failure[13].
  • SAMOS 3's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[14].
  • SAMOS 3's significant event is recorded as launch failure[15].
  • SAMOS 3's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 West[16].
  • SAMOS 3's related image is recorded as Atlas Agena B with SAMOS 3 (Sep. 9, 1961).jpg[17].
  • SAMOS 3's NSSDCA ID is recorded as SAMOS3[18].

Why It Matters

SAMOS 3 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (reconnaissance_satellite category, ranking #24 of 76).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). SAMOS 3. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/samos-3
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_samos-3_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{SAMOS 3}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/samos-3}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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