Manifest / 02
PRIME 2
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Atlas SLV-3
Profile →Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...
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 2 was launched on 5 March 1967. This flight simulated a 1053 km cross range re-entry, and banking at hypersonic speeds. Several stringers on the main parachute failed to cut which lead to the loss of the vehicle.
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Latitude
- 34.640°N
- Longitude
- 120.590°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
11:05 PM UTC - 11:05 PM UTC
Delay History
1Schedule updated



