Midas 5 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
9 Apr 1962, 3:04pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Midas 5
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Destination
Polar Orbit
Military Defense Alarm System satellite designed to detect ICBMs using 175 infrared detectors. This launch also carried a batch of West Ford needles.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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