Walker AFB Missile Site 579	home topic index
Launch Complex: Missile Site 579. Walker AFB. Latitude: 33.3550 deg. Longitude: -105.0400 deg. Used by: Atlas. First Launch: 1963-06-02. Last Launch: 1964-03-09. Number Launches: 3. Missile Site 579 Chronology 1963 June 2 - 00:26 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F 77F Error mission Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1964 February 13 - 18:11 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F 88F FAILURE: Exploded during propellant loading. Accident Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). Operational ICBM test at Walker AFB. 1964 March 9 - 21:54 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Atlas F 90F FAILURE: Exploded during propellant loading. Accident Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). Operational ICBM test at Walker AFB. Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.