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Space commemorative cover
or Space Cover.

the flag of USA
Cosmodrom : USA

Date of Cancellation: April 9, 1962
Kind of Event : Launch
Launch pad : USA Lompoc (CA)
habité?/manned?: robot
Mission type : Military
   MIL   

ou?/where?: au sol - ground
autographe?: non - none

Description : MIDAS 5, the third and last of the Series 2 flights carrying a Baird-Atomic infrared payload, lifted from Vandenberg AFB on 9 April 1962. The spacecraft achieve its planned polar orbit, stabilized properly, and the solar arrays extended and began generating the needed electrical power. Turned on, the infrared payload checked-out during the first few orbits of the Earth. During the sixth orbit a massive electrical power failure occurred aboard MIDAS 5, and all control over the vehicle was lost.

Keyword(s) :
#Planet,
#Satellite,

This is OUTSIDE of a Space Revue.

Last modified: 02/05/2020 @ 17h10

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Space Event :

MIDAS 5 (SATELLITE) · ATLAS LV3

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