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Atlas Agena B | Midas 5
United States Air Force · Atlas LV-3 Agena B · Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
United States Air Force's 80th launch · 9th this year · humanity's 155th orbital launch attempt
April 9, 1962Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Apr 9, 15:04 – Apr 9, 15:04 UTC
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Midas 5
Military Defense Alarm System satellite designed to detect ICBMs using 175 infrared detectors. This launch also carried a batch of West Ford needles.
Government/Top Secret · Polar Orbit (PO)
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