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Launch Complex: 576C.
Vandenberg. Latitude: 34.8090 deg. Longitude: -120.5837 deg. Used by: Atlas. First Launch: 1963-07-03. Last Launch: 1963-09-25. Number Launches: 3. Complex

576C Chronology

1963 July 3 - 21:13 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas E 69E Demonstration and shakedown operations launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,600 km (900 mi).

1963 July 30 - 18:36 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas E 70E Demonstration and shakedown operations launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 1,600 km (900 mi).

1963 September 25 - 11:04 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas E 71E FAILURE: Failure. Demonstration and shakedown operations launch Agency: USAF SAC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).


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