RocketAtlas Agena B
SpaceportVandenbergpad LC1-2
OutcomeFailurestage 1 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 17, 1962, 20:36
- Launch designation
- 1962-F09
- Mission
- Midas ETS-III F1
- Flight name
- Midas 6
- Vehicle flight ID
- 131D/1205
- Flight code
- BARGAIN COUNTER
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 10 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.842 t
- Payloads
- 4
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S1P
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midas 6 | 1962-F09 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| TRS 3 | 1962-F09 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| TRS 4 | 1962-F09 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| GRD Package/HSRP-10 | 1962-F09 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.