Photo: NASA · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.
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 · MEO
Government/Top Secret · MEO
What it put in orbit8 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDAS 7/ERS 10 1963-030A | Payload | 3672 × 3730 km · 88.5° | Globe |
| DASH 2 1963-030D | Payload | re-entered 1971-04-12 | |
| ATLAS AGENA B DEB 1963-030C | Debris | 3619 × 3753 km · 88.5° | Globe |
| ATLAS AGENA B DEB 1963-030E | Debris | 3560 × 3874 km · 88.5° | Globe |
| ERS 9 1963-030B | Payload | 3656 × 3746 km · 88.4° | Globe |
| ATLAS AGENA B DEB 1963-030F | Debris | 3669 × 3733 km · 88.4° | Globe |
| ATLAS AGENA B DEB 1963-030G | Debris | 3605 × 3798 km · 88.4° | Globe |
| DASH 2 DEB 1963-030H | Debris | 1206 × 5828 km · 89.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1963-030. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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