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1966 · United States Air Force

RTS-1 2

successAtlas SLV-3 Agena D | RTS-1 2

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
August 19, 1966 at 07:25 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 3E
Mission
RTS-1 2
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 3

ERS 15
MEO
OPS 0856
MEO
SECOR 7 (EGRS 7)
MEO