Spartan ABM
Missile · USA
Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.
Credit: © Mark Wade
American anti-ballistic missile evolved from the Nike Zeus and designed to intercept ICBM warheads in space. Three stage vehicle consisting of 1 x TX-500 + 1 x TX-454 + 1 x TX-239 solid propellant motors. Nearly as large and just as costly as the missiles it was designed to intercept. After 20 years of development, deployment was limited by arms agreements, and 30 were only briefly in service in 1975-1976.
In September 1967, the unaffordable Nike-X program for comprehensive anti-ballistic missile protection of the United States was cancelled and replaced by the thinner and more affordable Sentinel system. This was in turn replaced by the even more affordable Safeguard in 1969, designed only to protect ICBM fields and Washington DC. At the time of Sentinel the evolved Nike Zeus missile was renamed Spartan. First launch was in March 1968, and Spartan achieved its first intercept of a Minuteman ICBM in August 1970. However 1972 arms limitation negotiations with the Soviet Union allowed each side only one ABM site with 100 missiles. Accordingly, on 1 October 1975, a single Safeguard ABM site with 30 Spartan and 70 Sprint missiles went on-line in North Dakota. It was ordered deactivated by the US Congress the next day, and closed six-months later, ending America's first thirty-year effort to obtain a ballistic missile defense system.
Spartan was an all-solid propellant, command guided missile nearly as large and costly as the ICBM's it was built to intercept (this was a major argument against it – the adversary could always counter it by building more ICBM's at less expense than the multiple ABM's necessary to kill them). Spartan's specialized W71 thermonuclear warhead was tuned to use neutron flux to disable the nuclear warheads of incoming enemy missiles.
Development Cost $: 322.000 million. Recurring Price $: 18.007 million in 1969 dollars. Flyaway Unit Cost 1985$: 3.000 million in 1969 dollars. Maximum range: 740 km (450 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 1. Standard warhead: W71. Warhead yield: 5,000 KT. Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Initial Operational Capability: 1975. Total Number Built: 55. Total Development Built: 25. Total Production Built: 30.
Historical Essay © Andreas Parsch
Western Electric-McDonnell-Douglas LIM-49 Nike Zeus-SpartanOn 18 September 1967, the Nike-X was cancelled and replaced by a system called Sentinel, which was to be a much thinner (and therefore cheaper!) ABM defense shield. At the same time, Nike Zeus EX was renamed Spartan, and the prime contract was now shared between Western Electric and McDonnell-Douglas. The Spartan missile received the designation LIM-49A. The short-range, endo-atmospheric missile component of Sentinel was the Martin Orlando Sprint.
The LIM-49A Spartan was stored in and launched from underground silos, and the first Spartan launch occured in March 1968. In August 1970, an LGM-30 Minuteman RV was intercepted for the first time. In 1969, however, the Sentinel system had been cancelled, and replaced by Safeguard, an ABM system planned to defend only SAC's ICBM bases, and not the cities of the United States. The SALT I treaty of 1972, and a 1974 addendum, limited even this to one site with 100 ABMs. On 1 October 1975, the U.S.'s one and only Safeguard ABM site became operational with 30 Spartan and 70 Sprint missiles. However, because the very limited defense offered by a single ABM site did not warrant the costs, the site was deactivated by Congress the next day.
The designations of the various Nike Zeus, Nike-X and Spartan missiles are a bit confusing. Many sources say that the Nike Zeus A received the designation XLIM-49A in 1963, although development had stopped in 1960, and Nike Zeus B became XLIM-49B, although it had almost nothing in common with the XLIM-49A. However, the Department of Defense document [3], which is the "official" list of DOD aircraft and missile designators, describes the XLIM-49A as a three-stage intercept missile. Unfortunately, the name is given as Nike Zeus, without an A or B suffix, but "three-stage" clearly points to the Nike Zeus B. If this is true (and why shouldn't it), the designation LIM-49A for the Spartan would make a lot more sense, because Spartan was indeed a modified-improved Zeus B, but had nothing in common with the Nike Zeus A. Zeus A itself had received no designation in this case, which is quite logical, because it didn't exist anymore in 1963.
Further adding to the ABM designation confusion is that all my sources say the short-range Sprint did not receive any LIM-n designation, and the existence of the very little-known XLIM-99A and XLIM-100A designations, allocated by the U.S. Army in 1972. Whether one or both of the LIM-99-100 designators is related to the Spartan and-or Sprint missiles, I don't know.
Specifications
Note: Data given by several sources show slight variations. Figures given below may therefore be inaccurate!
Data for Nike Zeus A-B and LIM-49A:
| Nike Zeus A | Nike Zeus B (XLIM-49A) | LIM-49A | |
| Length | 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) | 14.7 m (48 ft 4 in) | 16.8 m (55 ft 2 in) |
| Span | 2.98 m (117.6 in) | 2.44 m (96 in) | 2.98 m (117.6 in) |
| Diameter | 0.91 m (36 in) | 1.09 m (43.1 in) | |
| Weight | 4980 kg (11000 lb) | 10300 kg (22800 lb) | 13100 kg (29000 lb) |
| Speed | > Mach 4 | ||
| Ceiling | ? | 280 km (174 miles) | 560 km (350 miles) |
| Range | 320 km (200 miles) | 400 km (250 miles) | 740 km (460 miles) |
| Propulsion | Two solid-fuel rocket stages 1st stage: Thiokol TX-135; 1800 kN (400000 lb) 2nd stage: ? | Three solid-fuel rocket stages 1st stage: Thiokol TX-135; 2000 kN (450000 lb) 2nd stage: Thiokol TX-238 3rd stage: Thiokol TX-239 | Three solid-fuel rocket stages 1st stage: Thiokol TX-500; 2200 kN (500000 lb) 2nd stage: Thiokol TX-454 3rd stage: Thiokol TX-239 |
| Warhead | W-31 nuclear (20 kT) | W-50 thermonuclear (400 kT) | W-71 thermonuclear (5 MT) |
Main Sources
[1] James N. Gibson: "Nuclear Weapons of the United States", Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1996
[2] Bill Gunston: "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rockets and Missiles", Salamander Books Ltd, 1979
[3] DOD: "Model Designation of Military Aircraft, Rockets and Missiles", 7-1964, 1-1965, 7-1965
Subtopics
- Nike Zeus A American anti-ballistic missile. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x TX-135 + 1 x Zeus A
- Nike Zeus 3 American anti-ballistic missile. Three stage vehicle consisting of 1 x TX-135 + 1 x TX-238 + 1 x TX-239
Nike Zeus American anti-ballistic missile. First anti-ballistic missile tested by US. Prototypes were deployed operationally from the mid-Pacific test base as nuclear-tipped ASAT missiles. Cancelled 1966; replaced by the Spartan missile.- Safeguard American anti-ballistic missile. Safeguard ABM system consisted of Sprint and Spartan missiles
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- anti-ballistic, silo-launched
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- USA
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- Kwajalein, Kwajalein Meck
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- Western Electric
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Credit: via Andreas Parsch
Chronology
181 events
1959 August 26
17:35 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus A. FAILURE: Failure.1959 October 14
16:30 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus A.1959 December 16
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus A. FAILURE: Failure.1960 February 3
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC94. Launch Pad: FIX?. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus A.1960 March 9
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus A.1960 April 28
14:50 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus A.1960 May 25
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus A.1960 June 22
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus A. FAILURE: Failure.1960 August 10
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- First Tactical launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). First Nike Zeus flight..
1960 October 1
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1960 December 1
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1960 December 1
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 Q1
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 January 31
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 April 26
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 May 25
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 June 23
23:40 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 Q3
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 Q3?
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 Q3
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 Q3
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 July 26
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 August 31
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 September 6
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 September 9
20:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.1961 September 15
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 September 21
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 Q4?
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 October 7
20:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.1961 Nov 7?
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 November 15
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 November 15
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 November 16
20:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 November 21
19:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 November 30
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 Dec 4?
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 Dec 8?
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 December 14
20:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 December 14
20:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1961 December 14
21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 Q1?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962
Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 January 18
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 January 25
22:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 February 1
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 February 7
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 February 12
Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.1962 February 23
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 March 5
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 March 9
00:16 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.1962 March 13
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 March 13
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 March 28
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 Q2?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 Q2?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 April 5
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 April 12
Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 April 19
Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.1962 April 27
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 April 30
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 May 9
22:08 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.1962 May 12?
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 May 26
18:04 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 June 26
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.- First launch of an Army Nike-Zeus from Kwajalein - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). K-1 Nike-Zeus intercept of Atlas ICBM. First launch of an Army Nike-Zeus from Kwajalein against an Atlas from Vandenberg AFB..
1962 July 16
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 July 19
11:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- K-2 Atlas Intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). K-2 Nike-Zeus intercept of Atlas ICBM..
1962 July 31
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 August 25
Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.1962 August 28
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 September 27
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 October 24
19:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.1962 November 8
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 November 9
03:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 November 28
23:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 November 29
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 December 8
21:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 December 12
12:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- K-6 Atlas Intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). K-6 Nike-Zeus intercept of Atlas ICBM..
1962 December 12
12:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.- K-6 Salvo - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). K-6 Nike-Zeus intercept of Atlas ICBM..
1962 December 19
21:51 GMT - . Launch Site: Point Mugu. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1962 December 22
10:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.- K-7 Salvo - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). K-7 Nike-Zeus intercept of Atlas ICBM..
1962 December 22
10:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- K-7 Atlas Intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). K-7 Nike-Zeus intercept of Atlas ICBM..
1963?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 February 6
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 February 13
12:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- K-8 Atlas Intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). K-8 Nike-Zeus intercept of Atlas ICBM..
1963 February 20
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 February 28
09:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- K-10 Atlas Intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). K-10 Nike-Zeus intercept of Atlas ICBM..
1963 March 30
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- K-17 Titan Intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). K-17 Nike-Zeus intercept of Titan I ICBM..
1963 Q2?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 Q2?
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 Q2?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 Q2?
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 Q2?
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 April 13
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- K-21 Titan Intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). K-21 Nike-Zeus intercept of Titan I ICBM..
1963 April 18
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 April 24
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 May 10
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus. FAILURE: Failure.1963 May 31
Launch Site: White Sands. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 June 5
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 June 12
09:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- K-15 Atlas Intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). K-15 Nike-Zeus intercept of Atlas ICBM..
1963 July 1
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 July 3
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 July 3
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 July 26
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 August 8
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 August 15
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- K-26 Titan Intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). K-26 Nike-Zeus intercept of Titan I ICBM..
1963 August 24
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 September 20
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 October 8
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 Oct 11?
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 October 23
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 November 1
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 November 12
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 November 14
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- K-24 Titan Intercept - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). K-24 Nike-Zeus intercept of Titan I ICBM..
1963 November 20
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 November 27
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1963 December 11
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 Feb?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 Feb 18?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 Mar?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 Mar?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 Apr?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 May?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 May?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 May?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 Jun?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 Jun?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 Jun?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 July 9
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 July 9
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 Q4?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 Q4?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1964 December 9
Launch Site: White Sands. Launch Complex: White Sands LC38. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1965?
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1965 January 30
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1965 January 30
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1965 March 1
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.1965 March 1
Launch Site: Kwajalein. LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Nike Zeus.- Simulated target - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Final Nike Zeus flight..
1968 March 30
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1968 May 22
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1968 August 7
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1968 September 16
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM. FAILURE: Failure.1968 November 21
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM. FAILURE: Failure.1969 February 6
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1969 April 25
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1969 May 18
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1969 June 4
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM. FAILURE: Failure.1969 July 16
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1969 July 31
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1969 August 13
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM. FAILURE: Failure.1969 October 17
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1969 November 25
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1969 December 15
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1970 April 14
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM. FAILURE: Failure.1970 June 24
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1970 August 28
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.- Safeguard M1-4 Interceptor mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Safeguard M1-4 intercept by Spartan of a Minuteman 1B target..
1970 October 3
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.- Safeguard M1-27 Interceptor mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Safeguard M1-27 intercept by Spartan of a Minuteman 1B target..
1971 January 11
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.- SAFEGUARD M1-30 Interceptor mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Safeguard M1-30 intercept by Spartan of a Minuteman 1B target..
1971 January 11
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.- SAFEGUARD M1-30 Interceptor mission - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Safeguard M1-30 intercept by Spartan of a Minuteman 1B target..
1971 April 21
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1971 August 27
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1971 September 23
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM. FAILURE: Failure.1971 December 8
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1972 January 20
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1972 March 30
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1972 June 9
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1972 June 23
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1972 August 3
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1972 October 26
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1972 November 3
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1973 January 25
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1973 February 3
Launch Site: Kwajalein. Launch Complex: Kwajalein Meck. Launch Vehicle: Spartan ABM.1973 April 24
LV Family: Spartan ABM. Launch Vehicle: Safeguard.- Safeguard System Test Targets Program continuation. - . The Boeing Company was awarded a contract to continue launch services and integration support for the Army's Safeguard System Test Targets Program (SSTTP)..