United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
RTS-1 2
Launched
August 19, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
RTS-1 2 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on August 19, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 346th launch, 47th this year and humanity's 601st orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). FTV 1352, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 3,686 × 3,706 km orbit inclined 90.1°. 29 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 30th Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 15th this yearUnited States Air Force's 346th launch47th this yearhumanity's 601st orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
FTV 1352 · NORAD 2403 · 1966-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 29 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OPS 0856
- Object ID
- 1966-077A
- Epoch
- 1966-08-20 02:18:33 UTC
- Mean motion
- 8.5951091 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000959
- Inclination
- 90.069°
- Ascending node
- 319.5317°
- Arg. of perigee
- 166.6478°
- Mean anomaly
- 193.448°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
29 catalogued: 3 payloads, 26 debris; 29 still in orbit
- FTV 1352 · NORAD 2403 · in orbit
- EGRS VII · NORAD 2411 · in orbit
- ORS 1 · NORAD 2412 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The RTS-1 (Research Test Series 1), also known as MIDAS-RTS-1 or AFP-461, was an extension to the MIDAS program of early warning satellites.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
11th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 2nd this year · 230th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did RTS-1 2 launch?
RTS-1 2 launched on August 19, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch RTS-1 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched RTS-1 2?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did RTS-1 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did RTS-1 2 reach?
FTV 1352, one of 29 catalogued objects, reached a 3,686 × 3,706 km orbit inclined 90.1°.
How many satellites did RTS-1 2 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).