PRIME 3
Atlas SLV-3
United States Air Force
Mission
PRIME 3
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 3 mission was flown on 19 April 1967 and simulated reentry from low-earth orbit with a 1143 km cross-range. This time, all systems performed perfectly, and the X-23 was successfully recovered.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
714 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
