MIDAS 4, West Ford 1

The launch of NASA Atlas-LV3 Agena-B took place on 21 Oct 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 3626.

Main Info

DATE AND TIME

21 Oct 1961

01:53 PM UTC

Drawing of a calendar and a clock

OPERATOR

NASA

Path of a Rocket

LAUNCH SITE

Vandenberg

California, United States

Drawing of a launch platform

VEHICLE

Atlas-LV3 Agena-B

Drawn project of a Rocket
Primary Orbit Parameters

Orbit Type:

MEO

Altitude:

3626km

Inclination:

95.89°

Eccentricity:

0.036

Apogee Altitude:

3756km

Perigee Altitude:

3496km

LTDN:

Launch Site Location
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