RocketAtlas Agena B
SpaceportVandenbergpad LC1-2
OutcomeFailurestage 1 propulsion failure / early shutdown
Launch agencyUSAF SSDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 12, 1963
- Launch designation
- 1963-F09
- Mission
- Midas ETS-III F3
- Flight name
- Midas 8
- Vehicle flight ID
- 139D/1204
- Flight code
- BIG FOUR
- Year
- Launches in 1963
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 20 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.842 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OF · S1P
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midas 8 | 1963-F09 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| TRS 7 | 1963-F09 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | — | — | — |
| TRS 8 | 1963-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.