X-15
SuccessFlight 90 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Jul 19, 1963, 18:20 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Jul 19, 1963, 18:20 UTC – Friday, Jul 19, 1963, 18:20 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Edwards Air Force Base, Air launch to Suborbital flight · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Flight 90
Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Suborbital (Sub)
Flight 90 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1963. It was the first of two X-15 missions that passed the 100-km high Kármán line.
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