United States Air Force
PRIME 3
Atlas SLV-3
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, April 20, 1967 · 01:35 UTC
Mission
/01The 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.
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Suborbital (Sub)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas SLV-3
Variant: SLV-3
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.640° N, 120.590° W
15
Pad Launches
256
Location Launches
390
Agency Launches
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Orbital This Year