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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
Launched 1966-08-19 19:25 UTCSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Polar Orbit
Worldwide
84th
orbital launch attempt in 1966
United States Air Force
47th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 3E
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
70 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
36m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
1,000kg
Liftoff thrust
1,340kN
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