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Starlink Group 10-39
Falcon 9 Block 5
ProviderSpaceX
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
DateAug 21, 2026
Time (UTC)03:14 PM UTC
Launch clockT– to liftoff
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PRIME 3
Atlas SLV-3United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 3E
Thursday, April 20, 1967 · 01:35 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
The Martin X-23 PRIME (Precision Recovery Including Maneuvering Entry) was a small uncrewed lifting body re-entry vehicle tested by the United States Air Force in the late 1960s. PRIME 3 mission was flown on 19 April 1967 and simulated reentry from low-earth orbit with a 1143 km cross-range. This time, all systems performed perfectly, and the X-23 was successfully recovered.
PayloadPRIME 3
OrbitSuborbital
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 34.640°N
- Longitude
- 120.590°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
01:35 AM UTC - 01:35 AM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
