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SuccessPRIME 3 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Apr 20, 1967, 01:35 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Apr 20, 1967, 01:35 UTC – Thursday, Apr 20, 1967, 01:35 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 3
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 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.
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