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Atlas SLV-3 | PRIME 2 launched on Sun, Mar 5, 1967, 11:05 PM UTC — a United States Air Force mission.
NET Sun, Mar 5, 1967, 11:05 PM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative suborbital arc for Atlas SLV-3 to Suborbital. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Atlas SLV-3 ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
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 2 was launched on 5 March 1967. This flight simulated a 1053 km cross range re-entry, and banking at hypersonic speeds. Several stringers on the main parachute failed to cut which lead to the loss of the vehicle.
Around this launch
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Good to know
Atlas SLV-3 | PRIME 2 is scheduled to lift off Sun, Mar 5, 1967, 11:05 PM UTC.
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Atlas SLV-3 | PRIME 2 is an United States Air Force mission flying on a Atlas SLV-3.
It lifts off from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.