Launch Alert | Kinéis 21-25
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LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Failure
Wed Jun 12 1963
United States Air Force

Midas 8

Launch Failure
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Atlas LV-3 Agena B

Description:

The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.

Atlas LV-3 Agena B rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Government/Top Secret
  • MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 3E