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Unknown Payload
Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
Schedule watchTracking updates
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Success
FIRE 1
SM-65D AtlasUnited States Air ForceLaunch Complex 12
Tuesday, April 14, 1964 · 09:42 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
FIRE (Flight Investigation of Re-Entry) was a high-speed reentry heat research program to obtain data on materials, heating rates, and radio signal attenuation on spacecraft reentering the atmosphere at speeds of about 24,500 miles per hour.
PayloadFIRE 1
OrbitSuborbital
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Complex 12
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.481°N
- Longitude
- 80.542°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
09:42 PM UTC - 09:42 PM UTC
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
