United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena BSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Midas 9
Launched
July 19, 1963
Image: NASA
Summary
Midas 9 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena B from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on July 19, 1963. It was United States Air Force's 153rd launch, 27th this year and humanity's 263rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 24th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). Midas 9, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 3,672 × 3,748 km orbit inclined 88.4°. 8 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 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
- 24th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 153rd launch27th this yearhumanity's 263rd orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Midas 9 · NORAD 622 · 1963-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 8 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MIDAS 7 / ERS 10
- Object ID
- 1963-030A
- Epoch
- 1963-07-20 00:45:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 8.57736863 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0037868
- Inclination
- 88.4076°
- Ascending node
- 55.1262°
- Arg. of perigee
- 25.2214°
- Mean anomaly
- 334.9629°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: MEO.
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 debris, 3 components; 7 still in orbit
- Midas 9 · NORAD 622 · in orbit
- DASH 2 · NORAD 624 · re-entered April 12, 1971
- TRS 9 · NORAD 635 · in orbit
- West Ford 4 Telem Package · NORAD 3121 · 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
9th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 3rd this year · 102nd from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Midas 9 launch?
Midas 9 launched on July 19, 1963. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Midas 9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Midas 9?
Atlas LV-3 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena B spec sheet
Where did Midas 9 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Midas 9 reach?
Midas 9, one of 8 catalogued objects, reached a 3,672 × 3,748 km orbit inclined 88.4°.
How many satellites did Midas 9 launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).