United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena BSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Midas 7
Launched
May 9, 1963
Image: NASA
Summary
Midas 7 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena B from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 9, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 140th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 245th orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Midas 7, one of 150 catalogued objects, reached a 3,625 × 3,682 km orbit inclined 87.4°. 150 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3 Agena B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 140th launch14th this yearhumanity's 245th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Midas 7 · NORAD 574 · 1963-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 150 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
- Object ID
- 1963-014A
- Epoch
- 1963-05-10 05:43:54 UTC
- Mean motion
- 8.64939681 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028289
- Inclination
- 87.4482°
- Ascending node
- 229.8647°
- Arg. of perigee
- 121.3897°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.8872°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
150 catalogued: 5 payloads, 145 components; 43 still in orbit
- Midas 7 · NORAD 574 · in orbit
- TRS 5 · NORAD 579 · re-entered November 11, 2011
- DASH 1 · NORAD 589 · in orbit
- TRS 6 · NORAD 608 · in orbit
- West Ford 3 Telem Package · NORAD 629 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
7th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 1st this year · 92nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
142 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Midas 7 launch?
Midas 7 launched on May 9, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Midas 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Midas 7?
Atlas LV-3 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena B spec sheet
Where did Midas 7 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Midas 7 reach?
Midas 7, one of 150 catalogued objects, reached a 3,625 × 3,682 km orbit inclined 87.4°.
How many satellites did Midas 7 launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).