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1963 · United States Air Force

Midas 7

successAtlas Agena B | Midas 7

MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.

Overview

Date / time: May 9, 1963 at 08:06 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 3E
Mission: Midas 7
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Medium Earth Orbit

Atlas LV-3 Agena B →

Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 4

MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)