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1960 · United States Air Force

Midas 2

successAtlas Agena A | Midas 2

The MIDAS Series 1 (Military Defense Alarm System) satellites, MIDAS 1 and 2, were the first development models for the MIDAS early warning system.

Overview

Date / time: May 24, 1960 at 05:36 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 14
Mission: Midas 2
Mission type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

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