Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
PO
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Fri, 19 Aug 1966 19:25:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#601 ever
Mission
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.