Atlas LV-3A | MIDAS 3
Successful Launch
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July 12, 1961, 3:11 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Instantaneous launch window.
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.
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