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Midas 10

Launch Partial Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

20:15:00

Thursday June 9, 1966

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Agena restart burn failed.

Midas 10

Wiki

Midas satellites are used as a missile defense alarm system.

1 Payload

2,000 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas-SLV3 Agena-D

Active 1964 to 1967

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Agency

General Dynamics

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 1,825 kg

Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-3E

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

32 days 16 hours

Stats

Atlas-Agena

73rd

Mission

11th

Mission of 1966

1966

58th

Orbital launch attempt