MISSION NAME
RTS-1 2 2
Status
Success
DATE
19 AUG 1966
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Description
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.
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
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.