LAUNCH CENTER
Failure
Fri Feb 26 1960
United States Air Force
Midas 1
Launch Failure
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas LV-3 Agena ADescription:
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.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 14