USAF Atlas SLV-3 Agena D RTS-1 3

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3 Agena D RTS-1 3
Start: 1966-10-05T22:00:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 3E

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

Status

Success

Date

5 OCT 1966

22:00

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 3E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3 Agena D

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Polar Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

36 m

Diameter

3 m

Launch Mass

155 T

Thrust

1,340 kN