United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
RTS-1 3
Launched
October 5, 1966
Image: USAF
Summary
RTS-1 3 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 5, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 355th launch, 56th this year and humanity's 616th orbital launch attempt. It was the 33rd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all 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
- 33rd Atlas SLV-3 Agena D flight · 18th this yearUnited States Air Force's 355th launch56th this yearhumanity's 616th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 2 payloads; 2 still in orbit
- FTV 1353 · NORAD 2481 · in orbit
- EGRS VIII · NORAD 2520 · 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
12th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 3rd this year · 236th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
47 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did RTS-1 3 launch?
RTS-1 3 launched on October 5, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch RTS-1 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched RTS-1 3?
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did RTS-1 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit was RTS-1 3 going to?
Polar Orbit (PO), a government/top secret mission.
How many satellites did RTS-1 3 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).