MIDAS 1

American early-warning satellite destroyed in a launch failure
Vehicle reconnaissance_satellite Q8880899
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MIDAS 1

Summary

MIDAS 1 is a reconnaissance satellite[1].

Key Facts

  • MIDAS 1's image is recorded as Atlas Agena A with Midas 1.jpg[2].
  • MIDAS 1's instance of is recorded as reconnaissance satellite[3].
  • MIDAS 1's instance of is recorded as former entity[4].
  • MIDAS 1's operator is recorded as United States Air Force[5].
  • MIDAS 1's followed by is recorded as MIDAS 2[6].
  • MIDAS 1's manufacturer is recorded as Lockheed Corporation[7].
  • MIDAS 1's manufacturer is recorded as Aerojet[8].
  • MIDAS 1's part of is recorded as Missile Defense Alarm System[9].
  • MIDAS 1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas-Agena A[10].
  • MIDAS 1's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • MIDAS 1's powered by is recorded as Bell Model 8048[12].
  • MIDAS 1's powered by is recorded as battery[13].
  • MIDAS 1 was dissolved in +1960-02-26T00:00:00Z[14].
  • MIDAS 1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1960-02-26T00:00:00Z[15].
  • MIDAS 1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[16].
  • MIDAS 1's significant event is recorded as launch failure[17].
  • MIDAS 1's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 14[18].
  • MIDAS 1's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+2300'}[19].
  • MIDAS 1's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4500'}[20].
  • MIDAS 1's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.5'}[21].
  • MIDAS 1's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/125_dmpmv[22].
  • MIDAS 1's funder is recorded as United States Air Force[23].
  • MIDAS 1's NSSDCA ID is recorded as MIDAS1[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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