MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite. June 12, 1963 at 00:00 UTC · Launch Failure Atlas LV-3 Agena B — United States Air Force, to Medium Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA The world's 251st orbital launch attempt, and 27th of 1963. Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Image by NASA (NASA Image and Media Guidelines) via The Space Devs.