PRIME 1
Atlas SLV-3
United States Air Force
Mission
PRIME 1
Type: Test Flight
The Martin X-23 PRIME (Precision Recovery Including Maneuvering Entry) was a small uncrewed lifting body re-entry vehicle tested by the United States Air Force in the late 1960s. PRIME 1 was launched on 21 December 1966 on a mission to simulate a low-earth orbit reentry with a zero cross-range. The ballute deployed at 30.43 km, though the recovery parachute failed to completely deploy. The vehicle crashed into the Pacific Ocean and was not recovered.
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Location
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
720 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3 – Convair
- Family: Atlas
- Length: 21 m
- Diameter: 3.05 m
- Launch Mass: 120 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 800 kg
The Atlas SLV-3 was manufactured by Convair with the first launch on 1966-06-01. Atlas SLV-3 has 4 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 4 launches. The Atlas SLV-3, or SLV-3 Atlas was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas / SM-65D Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
