Mission description
MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.
July 19, 1963 at 3:51 AM UTC
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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July 19, 1963 at 3:51 AM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · 34.6400, -120.5895
MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.
Atlas · LV-3 Agena B
Height
20.27 m
Diameter
3.05 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
21
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
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March 21, 1965 at 9:37 PM UTC
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January 30, 1964 at 3:49 PM UTC