Atlas-LV3C Centaur-A | AC-1 (Test Vehicle)

Status

Suborbital

Failure

AC-1 (Test Vehicle)

Launch Time
Tue May 08, 1962 19:49 UTC

First launch of the Atlas-Centaur vehicle. The Centaur's insulation panel separated prematurely, resulting in LH2 tank rupture at T+53 seconds and subsequent complete launch vehicle destruction.

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Rocket

Atlas-LV3C Centaur-A

Image Credit: USAF or NASA

General Dynamics

Status: Retired

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 0

Details

Mission Details

AC-1 (Test Vehicle)

Test Flight

Suborbital

Location

SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

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Atlas-Centaur

1st mission

1st mission of 1962

1st failed mission