PRIME 1 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
21 Dec 1966, 10:15pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
PRIME 1
Mission Type
Test Flight
Destination
Suborbital
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.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC
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