Family: Midway
First orbital rocket! This 4-stage design featured a Midway-I launch vehicle with the addition of a Sprunace Upper Stage and a Yorktown Satellite final stage.
Name | Flight dates | Success | Failed | T-0 Scrub | Destinations | ||
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First | Last | Stage | Mission | EO | |||
Midway-I | 1952-01-06 | 1952-05-02 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 7 |
Name | Date | LV | Payload | Destination | Result |
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Midway Yorktown 0-1 | 1952-01-06 | Midway-I | Yorktown 0-1 | Low earth orbit | Stage 2 Failure |
Midway Yorktown 0-2 | 1952-01-26 | Midway-I | Yorktown 0-2 | Low earth orbit | Stage 1 Failure |
Midway Yorktown 1 | 1952-02-16 | Midway-I | Yorktown 1 | Low earth orbit | Success |
Midway Yorktown 0-3 | 1952-03-07 | Midway-I | Yorktown 0-3 | Low earth orbit | Stage 3 Failure |
Midway Yorktown 2 | 1952-03-29 | Midway-I | Yorktown 2 | Low earth orbit | Mission Failure |
Midway Yorktown 0-4 | 1952-04-14 | Midway-I | Yorktown 3 | Low earth orbit | Stage 3 Failure |
Midway Yorktown 3 | 1952-05-02 | Midway-I | Yorktown 3 | Low earth orbit | Success |
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Midway Yorktown I Pre-Launch |