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Atlas Agena A | Midas 2

May 24, 1960 at 5:36 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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May 24, 1960 at 5:36 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 14

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4910, -80.5469

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Atlas LV-3 Agena A
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Space Launch Complex 14

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

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

Vehicle

Atlas LV-3 Agena A

Atlas · Agena A

Height

36 m

Diameter

3 m

LEO capacity

1,000 kg

Successful launches

1

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 14

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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.

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Launch Failure

Atlas Agena A | Samos 1

October 11, 1960 at 8:33 PM UTC

Launch Failure

Atlas Agena A | Midas 1

February 26, 1960 at 5:25 PM UTC