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MIDAS 10
American early-warning satellite. MIDAS 10 was launched on June 9, 1966 aboard a Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Dec 3, 1966).
COSPAR 1966-051ANORAD 2200United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- FTV 1351
- Common name
- MIDAS 10
- Payload designation
- Midas RTS-I F1
- International designator
- 1966-051A
- NORAD catalog number
- 2200
- GCAT identifier
- S02200
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.141
Mission
- Mission type
- Missile early warning
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Midas RTS-I
- Owner
- USAF SSD
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Platform (bus)
- Midas RTS
Launch
- Date
- June 9, 1966 · 20:15 UTC
- Launch record
- 1966-051Success
- Rocket
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad PALC1-2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/P
- Perigee
- 172 km
- Apogee
- 3,246 km
- Inclination
- 90.02°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- December 3, 1966
- Last known active
- Jun 30, 1966
- End of operations
- Jun 30, 1966
Size
- Mass
- 1,000 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,000 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 2,000 kg
- Length
- 3.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 3.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q52376240 (CC0).