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ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
DateAug 21, 2026
Time (UTC)03:14 PM UTC
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RTS-1 3
Atlas SLV-3 Agena DUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 3E
Wednesday, October 5, 1966 · 10:00 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
The 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.
PayloadRTS-1 3
OrbitPolar Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.640°N
- Longitude
- 120.590°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
10:00 PM UTC - 10:00 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
