LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Atlas LV-3 Agena A Midas 1

Name: USAF Atlas LV-3 Agena A Midas 1
Start: 1960-02-26T17:25:30.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 14

Status

Failure

DATE

26 FEB 1960

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 14

Description

The MIDAS Series 1 (Military Defense Alarm System) satellites, MIDAS 1 and 2, were the first development models for the MIDAS early warning system.

Atlas LV-3 Agena A

Rocket Description

The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

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