MISSION NAME
Midas 2 2
Status
Success
DATE
24 MAY 1960
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 14
Description
The MIDAS Series 1 (Military Defense Alarm System) satellites, MIDAS 1 and 2, were the first development models for the MIDAS early warning system.
Atlas LV-3 Agena A
Rocket Description
The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.