Atlas SLV-3 | PRIME 1
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
PRIME 1
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.
Atlas SLV-3
Height 21.00 Meters
Max Stages 1
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 3824 kN
Diameter 3.05 Meters
Mass To LEO 800 kg
Liftoff Mass 120 Tonnes
Launch Success 4
Consecutive Success 4
Maiden Flight 1966-06-01
Launch Failures 0
