MIDAS 7 (1963-014A), a U.S. Air Force infrared missile early-warning satellite into ~3600 km polar orbit from Vandenberg, with piggybacks DASH 1, TRS 5/6, and West Ford 2 copper-dipole belt; it detected multiple U.S. ICBM and SLBM launches during about six weeks of operations.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- MEO
- Medium Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.6 T (est.)
- Flight
- 22nd
- of 29 Atlas LV-3 Agena B flights
- Date and time
- 9 May 1963, 20:06 UTC
- Rocket
- Atlas LV-3 Agena B
- Builder
- Convair
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 1963-014
- Launches in 1963
- 21st of 69
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