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1966 · United States Air Force

RTS-1 3

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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.

Overview

Date / time: October 5, 1966 at 10:00 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 3E
Mission: RTS-1 3
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Polar Orbit

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SECOR 8 (EGRS 8)