This satellite was a standard GAMBIT but used for an area survey mission instead of close-look on point targets. After the first day, 1982-06A circularized its orbit at 600 km. Successive orbital adjustments raised the orbit to 624 x 657 km by Mar 10. Three new objects were cataloged in orbit around Mar 21, and a fourth sometime in April; they are listed as debris in the Satellite Catalog. One of the GAMBIT SRVs was reportedly not recovered, and it seems likely that the Mar 21 objects are the SRV and its covers; perhaps the SRV was ejected but the deorbit motor did not fire. On May 23 the spacecraft was deorbited.
| GAMBIT 90 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Jan 21 | 1936 | Launch by Titan 34B Agena D | V SLC4W |
| Agena D cutoff | 91.40 146 x 537 x 97.4 | ||
| Fairing separated (82-06B, decayed in 11h) | |||
| 1982 Jan 22 | Agena D burn 2 | 91.83 176 x 550 x 97.3 | |
| 1982 Jan 22 | Agena D burn 3 | 96.79 561 x 646 x 97.3 | |
| 1982 Jan 23 | 96.74 555 x 647 x 97.2 | ||
| 1982 Jan 30 | Orbit adjust | 97.03 583 x 647 x 97.3 from 96.74 555 x 647 x 97.2 | |
| 1982 Feb 5 | Orbit adjust | 97.04 584x646x97.0 from 97.13 592x647 | |
| 1982 Feb 13 | Orbit adjust | 97.21 602x645x97.0 from 97.12 592x647 | |
| 1982 Feb 20 | Orbit adjust | 97.30 607x647x97.0 from 97.21 600x648 | |
| 1982 Feb 24 | Orbit adjust | 97.39 608x656x97.0 from 97.30 608x648 | |
| 1982 Mar 2 | Orbit adjust | 97.48 616x657x97.0 from 97.39 608x656 | |
| 1982 Mar 10 | Orbit adjust | 97.57 624x657x97.0 from 97.48 616x657 | |
| 1982 Mar 17 | Orbit adjust | 97.47 622x650x97.0 from 97.57 624x657 | |
| 1982 Mar 21? | SRV-1 ejected, failed to deorbit? | ||
| 1982 Mar 21 | 8206C,D,E released | ||
| 1982 Mar 25 | Orbit adjust | 97.27 613x640x97.0 from 97.46 621x649 | |
| 1982 Apr 1 | Orbit adjust | 97.17 612x631x97.0 from 97.27 612x640 | |
| 1982 Apr 8 | Orbit adjust | 97.09 608x627x97.0 from 97.17 613x631 | |
| 1982 Apr 16 | Orbit adjust | 96.98 609x616x97.0 from 97.07 612x622 | |
| 1982 Apr 23 | Orbit adjust | 96.91 603x615x97.0 from 96.98 609x616 | |
| 1982 Apr ? | 8206F released | ||
| 1982 Apr 28 | Orbit adjust | 97.57 635x647x97.0 from 96.92 604x615 | |
| 1982 May 23 | deorbited from 97.54 634x645x97.0 | ||