Atlas LV-3A | MIDAS 4 & Westford-1
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Launch Window
Oct. 21, 1961, 1:53 p.m. - Oct. 21, 1961, 1:53 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Oct. 21, 1961, 1:53 p.m. - Oct. 21, 1961, 1:53 p.m.
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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