MISSION NAME
Midas 6 6
Status
Failure
DATE
17 DEC 1962
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Description
MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.
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.