United States Air Force
RTS-1 3
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, October 5, 1966 · 22:00 UTC
Mission
/01The 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.
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Polar Orbit (PO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Variant: SLV-3 Agena D
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.640° N, 120.590° W
12
Pad Launches
236
Location Launches
355
Agency Launches
99
Orbital This Year