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SuccessPRIME 2 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Sunday, Mar 5, 1967, 23:05 UTC
Launch window
Sunday, Mar 5, 1967, 23:05 UTC – Sunday, Mar 5, 1967, 23:05 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
PRIME 2
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Suborbital (Sub)
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.
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