Midas 1
Atlas Agena A
United States Air Force
Launch Status
FailureMission
Midas 1
Type: Government/Top Secret
The MIDAS Series 1 (Military Defense Alarm System) satellites, MIDAS 1 and 2, were the first development models for the MIDAS early warning system.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 14
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
887 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Atlas LV-3 Agena A – Convair
- Family: Atlas
- Length: 36 m
- Diameter: 3 m
- Launch Mass: 155 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 1000 kg
The Atlas LV-3 Agena A was manufactured by Convair with the first launch on 1960-02-26. Atlas LV-3 Agena A has 1 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 3 launches. 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.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
