Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

02:54:00

Friday May 28, 1965

Mission Details

Launch Notes

LOX leak caused loss of booster engine thrust and thrust section explosion T+128 seconds. Vehicle self-destructed T+210 seconds.

Rocket

Retired
Atlas-D OV1

Active 1965 to 1967


Liftoff Thrust

1,880 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Launch Site

LC-576B3

Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Fastest Turnaround

105 days 16 hours

Stats

Atlas-OV1


2nd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 1965

1965


47th

Orbital launch attempt