Photo: NASA · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Military Defense Alarm System satellite designed to detect ICBMs using 175 infrared detectors. This launch also carried a batch of West Ford needles.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas LV-3 Agena B
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3 Agena B
Atlas LV-3 Agena B: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · PO
Government/Top Secret · PO
What it put in orbit8 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK) 1962-010A | Payload | 2787 × 3407 km · 86.7° | Globe |
| MIDAS 5 DEB 1962-010B | Debris | re-entered 1962-05-04 | |
| MIDAS 5 DEB 1962-010C | Debris | 2768 × 3392 km · 86.6° | Globe |
| MIDAS 5 DEB 1962-010D | Debris | 2783 × 3437 km · 86.7° | Globe |
| MIDAS 5 DEB 1962-010E | Debris | re-entered 1977-05-22 | |
| MIDAS 5 DEB 1962-010F | Debris | re-entered 1976-11-07 | |
| MIDAS 5 DEB 1962-010G | Debris | 2823 × 3375 km · 86.7° | Globe |
| MIDAS 5 DEB 1962-010H | Debris | 2765 × 3406 km · 86.7° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1962-010. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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