Specifications

15.47 mLength

6.61 mDiameter

15,195 tLaunch mass

286 kNLiftoff thrust

108 kmApogee

Reusable: Yes
Manufacturer: North American Aviation

Launch record

13Total launches

12Successful

1Failed

92%Success rate

About North American X-15

The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.

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Flight record

Recent North American X-15 launches

Launch

X-15 | Flight 197

Launch Successful

NET Aug 1968

Launch

X-15 | Flight 191

Launch Failure

NET Nov 1967

Launch

X-15 | Flight 190

Launch Successful

NET Oct 1967

Launch

X-15 | Flight 174

Launch Successful

NET Nov 1966

Launch

X-15 | Flight 153

Launch Successful

NET Oct 1965

Launch

X-15 | Flight 150

Launch Successful

NET Sep 1965

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