Status
Success
Midas 12
Launch Time
Wed Oct 05, 1966 22:00 UTC
Wed Oct 05, 1966 22:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Midas 12
This Missile Defense Alarm System (MIDAS) satellite was launched along with SECOR 8 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
99th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Agena
81st mission
19th mission of 1966
63rd successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission