MIDAS 4, West Ford 1
The launch of NASA Atlas-LV3 Agena-B took place on Oct 21, 1961, launching the MIDAS 4, West Ford 1 mission. The launch site was Vandenberg, California, United States. The payload should have been deployed in a MEO orbit at an altitude of 3626km.
Main info
Outcome:
Failed
Date and Time:
Oct 21, 1961 01:53 PM UTC (01:53 PM UTC)
Launch Site:
Vandenberg, California, United States
Operator:
NASA - Statistics
Vehicle:
Atlas-LV3 Agena-B
Primary Orbit Parameters
Orbit Type:
MEO
Altitude:
3626km
Inclination:
95.89°
Eccentricity:
0.036
Apogee Altitude:
3756km
Perigee Altitude:
3496km
LTDN:
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