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Midas 1

Atlas LV-3 Agena A

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

Midas 1

  • Type: Government/Top Secret
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

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

Location

Space Launch Complex 14

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Space Launch Complex 14 has witnessed the launch of 20 rockets, including 16 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1005 rocket launches.

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.

Rocket

Convair Atlas LV-3 Agena A

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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Agency

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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