Status
Success
Midas 11
Launch Time
Fri Aug 19, 1966 19:25 UTC
Fri Aug 19, 1966 19:25 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Midas 11
This Missile Defense Alarm System (MIDAS) Early Warning satellite was launched from Vandenberg AFB aboard an Atlas Agena D rocket.
The MIDAS program, also known as Air Force Program 461, carried out 12 launches between 1960 and 1966 using four different types of increasingly sophisticated infrared sensors. The objective was to develop a satellite that could carry an infrared sensor to detect ICBM launches.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,000.0 kg
Location
SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1966
84th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
78th mission
16th mission of 1966
60th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission