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1963 · United States Air Force

Midas 9

successAtlas Agena B | Midas 9

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

Overview

Date / time
July 19, 1963 at 03:51 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 3E
Mission
Midas 9
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Medium Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas LV-3 Agena B →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 3

DASH 2
LEO
ERS 9
MEO
MIDAS 7/ERS 10
MEO