MISSION NAME
Midas 5 5
Status
Success
DATE
9 APR 1962
LAUNCH PROVIDER
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United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Description
Military Defense Alarm System satellite designed to detect ICBMs using 175 infrared detectors. This launch also carried a batch of West Ford needles.
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Atlas LV-3 Agena B
Rocket Description
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.