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| SPACE LAUNCH REPORT Cape Canaveral Launch Complexe 5/6/26A/26B Launch Log Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5/6/26A/26B Launch Log Includes ABMA Redstone Launches at Launch Complex 4 before LC 5/6 were Completed *Site/Result Codes at Bottom of Page ==================================================== Date Type/ Serial No./ Site* Mission/ Result* Comments/ ---------------------------------------------------- 8/20/53 Redstone RS-1 CC LC4 Redstone Test 1 F1 Engine fail T+77sec 1/27/54 Redstone RS-2 CC LC4 Redstone Test 2 S 5/5/54 Redstone RS-3 CC LC4 Redstone Test 3 F1 Exploded at liftoff 8/18/54 Redstone RS-4 CC LC4 Redstone Test 4 P1? Steam gen regulator failed 11/17/54 Redstone RS-6 CC LC4 Redstone Test 5 F1 Guidance programming error, lost control 2/9/55 Redstone RS-8 CC LC4 Redstone Test 6 P1? Separation bolt failure ----------------------------------------------------- ABMA Launch Operations move to LC 5/6 ----------------------------------------------------- 4/20/55 Redstone RS-9 CC LC6 Redstone Test 7 P1? Guidance malfunction 5/24/55 Redstone RS-10 CC LC6 Redstone Test 8 P1? Guidance malfunction 8/30/55 Redstone RS-7 CC LC6 Redstone Test 9 P1? Jet vane malfunction 9/22/55 Redstone RS-11 CC LC6 Redstone Test 10 F1 First full ST-80 inertial guidance; high tail temp caused control fail T+79s 12/5/55 Redstone RS-12 CC LC6 Redstone Test 11 S Carried Azusa; first ST-80 test success; 144.79 NM rng 3/14/56 Jupiter A RS-18 CC LC6 Jupiter A #1 S ST-80 test; cutoff at T+310s due bad guidance eqn; 133.58 NM rng 5/15/56 Jupiter A RS-19 CC LC6 Jupiter A #2 S Guidance test used LEV-3 autopilot; 169.4 NM rng 7/19/56 Jupiter A CC-13 CC LC5 Jupiter A #3 S ST-80 guidance test, guidance malf at T+310 s; 142.457 NM rng 8/8/56 Jupiter A RS-20 CC LC6 Jupiter A #4 S ST-80 test; 139.72 NM rng 9/20/56 Jupiter C RS-27 CC LC5 Jupiter C #1 S Test; dummy 4th stg; 682 STM alt, 3335 STM rng; mach 18 10/18/56 Jupiter A CC-14 CC LC6 Jupiter A #5 S ST-80 test; 137.87 NM rng 10/30/56 Jupiter A RS-25 CC LC6 Jupiter A #6 F1 Yaw gyro malf; cutoff T+10s; used LEV-3 autopilot 11/13/56 Jupiter A RS-28 CC LC6 Jupiter A #7 S Programmed fuel depletion cutoff; LEV-3 autopilot; 152.4 NM rng 11/29/56 Jupiter A CC-15 CC LC6 Jupiter A #8 S ST-80 test; 138.969 NM rng 12/18/56 Jupiter A RS-22 CC LC6 Jupiter A #9 S Final LEV-3; Hydyne fuel; 401.6 NM rng 1/18/57 Jupiter A CC-16 CC LC6 Jupiter A #10 S ST-80 short range test; 61.6 NM rng 3/1/57 Jupiter AM-1A CC LC5 Jupiter #1 F1 1st Jupiter test; hot tail section; broke up at T+74s 3/14/57 Jupiter A CC-32 CC LC6 Jupiter A #11 S First Chrysler w/o statics; 138.178 NM rng; coast pitch dev T+182s 3/27/57 Jupiter A CC-30 CC LC6 Jupiter A #12 S Ph 1 guidance test 4/26/57 Jupiter AM-1B CC LC5 Jupiter #2 F1 terminated T+93s due propellant slosh 5/15/57 Jupiter C RS-34 CC LC6 Jupiter C #2 P2 Stages fired wrong angle, 350nm alt; 710nm rng (420 NM short); scale Jupiter nose 5/31/57 Jupiter AM-1 CC LC5 Jupiter #3 S 1st US IRBM success; 1247 NM rng 6/26/57 Jupiter A CC-31 CC LC6 Jupiter A #13 S Ph1 guidance test; 135.425 NM rng 7/12/57 Jupiter A CC-35 CC LC6 Jupiter A #14 S 130.123 NM rng 7/25/57 Jupiter A CC-37 CC LC6 Jupiter A #15 S 126.227 NM rng 8/8/57 Jupiter C CC-40 CC LC5 Jupiter C #3 S 285 mi. alt.; 1,468 NM rng; scale Jupiter nose cone recovered 8/28/57 Jupiter AM-2 CC LC26A Jupiter #4 S 1st nose separation test; 1460 NM rng 9/10/57 Jupiter A CC-38 CC LC6 Jupiter A #16 F1 Tactical launch equip; tilt malftn caused steep flight, 18 NM rng 10/2/57 Jupiter A CC-39 CC LC6 Jupiter A #17 S First use of NAA A-6 engine (78 Klb thrust) 10/22/57 Jupiter AM-3 CC LC26B Jupiter #5 S 1st partial ST-90 inertial guidance test; 1st heat shield nose; 1100 NM rng 10/30/57 Jupiter A CC-41 CC LC6 Jupiter A #18 F1 Loss of pressure at T+68s; cutoff initiated T+98.1s; 48 NM rng 11/26/57 Jupiter AM-3A CC LC26B Jupiter #6 F1 Turbopump fail T+101s; exploded 12/10/57 Jupiter A CC-42 CC LC6 Jupiter A #19 S 141.895 NM rng; target miss by only 153 meters radial 12/18/57 Jupiter AM-4 CC LC26B Jupiter #7 F1 Turbopump fail T+117s; 149 NM rng; 50 NM alt 1/14/58 Jupiter A CC-45 CC LC6 Jupiter A #20 S 380 meter miss; 5th warhead/fuse test 1/31/58 Juno 1 RS-29 CC LC26A Explorer 1 S LEO 1st US satellite 2/11/58 Redstone CC-46 CC LC6 Redstone Train #1 S 310 meter miss 2/27/58 Redstone CC-43 CC LC6 Redstone Train #2 S 466 meter miss 3/5/58 Juno 1 RS-26 CC LC26A Explorer 2 F4 FTO 4th stg did not ignite 3/26/58 Juno 1 RS-24 CC LC5 Explorer 3 P2 LEO Poor orbit; bad firing angles; Explorer 2 backup 5/16/58 Redstone CC-1002 CC LC5 Redstone Train #3 S 1st succesful troop launch 5/18/58 Jupiter AM-5 CC LC26B Jupiter #8 S 1275 NM rng; 1st IRBM nose cone recovery 6/11/58 Redstone CC-48 CC LC6 Redstone Test #12 P1 Overshot 137.31 NM target by 8.36 NM due improper thrust governor setting 6/24/58 Redstone CC-54 CC LC6 Redstone Test #13 S On target 7/17/58 Jupiter AM-6B CC LC26B Jupiter #9 S 1st full ST-90 test 7/26/58 Juno 1 CC-44 CC LC5 Explorer 4 S LEO 8/24/58 Juno 1 CC-47 CC LC5 Explorer 5 F2 FTO Upper stages bumped booster 12 sec after booster sep; bad firing angle; no orbit 8/27/58 Jupiter AM-7 CC LC26A Jupiter #10 S Early fuel deplete; 1207 NM rng; 1st warhead/fuze; 2nd ST-90; 1st solid spin/vernier 9/17/58 Redstone CC-56 CC LC6 Redstone Test #14 S Training 10/9/58 Jupiter AM-9 CC LC26B Jupiter #11 F1 Tail fire; RSO T+49s; 1st swiveled turbo exhaust roll control 10/22/58 Juno 1 CC-49 CC LC5 Beacon 1/Explorer 6 F3 FTO payload broke away at 112 sec due rotational vibration 11/6/58 Redstone CC-57 CC LC6 Redstone Test #15 S Last R&D 12/6/58 Juno 2 AM-11 CC LC5 Pioneer 3 P1 FTO Cutoff 3.7 sec early prevented escape velocity; 66,654 mi apogee 12/13/58 Jupiter AM-13 CC LC26B Jupiter #12 S Carried squirrel monkey-not recovered; 1302 NM rng 1/21/59 Jupiter CM-21 CC LC5 Jupiter #13 S 1st Chrysler Jupiter; vernier cutoff malf; 1302 NM rng; 3 NM long 2/27/59 Jupiter CM-22 CC LC26B Jupiter #14 S 1302 NM rng; 2.8 NM over due vernier cutoff malf 3/3/59 Juno 2 AM-14 CC LC5 Pioneer 4 S HCO First US sat to escape velocity; contact to 406,620 mi 4/3/59 Jupiter CM-22A CC LC26B Jupiter #15 S 1302 NM rng; gyro drift caused 5 NM left miss 5/6/59 Jupiter AM-12 CC LC26B Jupiter #16 P1 1233 NM rng short due thrust controller malf; cutoff T+144s 5/14/59 Jupiter AM-17 CC LC5 Jupiter #17 S On target 5/28/59 Jupiter AM-18 CC LC26B Jupiter #18 S Monkies "Able" and "Baker" recovered; 1302 NM rng; on target 7/9/59 Jupiter AM-15 CC LC26B Jupiter #19 S 1302 NM rng; on target 7/16/59 Juno 2 AM-16 CC LC5 Explorer S-1 F1 FTO Engine gimballed at launch; booster flipped RSO T+5sec; a memorable failure 7/21/59 Redstone CC-2003 CC LC26A Redstone Train #9 S 1st block 2 tactical flight 8/4/59 Redstone CC-2004 CC LC26A Redstone Train #10 S Engineer test 8/14/59 Juno 2 AM-19B CC LC26B Beacon 2 F2 FTO Upper stages fired in wrong direction 8/26/59 Jupiter AM-19 CC LC5 Jupiter #20 S 320 NM short rng test; on target 9/15/59 Jupiter AM-23 CC LC26B Jupiter #21 F1 Erratic at launch; destroyed at T+13s; failed silver solder joint to pressure sphere 9/30/59 Jupiter AM-24 CC LC6 Jupiter #22 S 1300 NM rng 10/13/59 Juno 2 AM-19A CC LC5 Explorer 7 (S-1a) S LEO 91.5 lb radiation and weather sat 10/21/59 Jupiter AM-31 CC LC26A Jupiter #23 S 1st full range tactical prototype; 1600 NM rng; 0.9 NM short 11/4/59 Jupiter CM-33 CC LC6 Jupiter #24 S 1st without static test; 1300 NM rng; 0.56 NM short 11/18/59 Jupiter AM-25 CC LC26B Jupiter #25 S 664.8 NM medium rng test 12/9/59 Jupiter AM-32 CC LC6 Jupiter #26 S 2300 NM rng; 2.0 NM miss 12/16/59 Jupiter AM-26 CC LC26B Jupiter #27 S 390 NM medium rng test; 0.1 NM miss 1/25/60 Jupiter AM-28 CC LC26B Jupiter #28 S 1300 NM rng; 3.3 NM miss; ok despite high tail temp 2/4/60 Jupiter AM-30 CC LC6 Jupiter #29 S 1300 NM rng; 0.65 NM miss 3/21/60 Redstone CC-2020 CC LC6 Redstone Train #14 S Long range test 3/23/60 Juno 2 AM-19C CC LC26B Explorer S-46 F3 FTO 3rd stage failed to ignite due loss of radio contact 8/9/60 Redstone CC-2023 CC LC6 Redstone Train #18 F1 RSO T+112 sec in error 10/5/60 Redstone CC-2037 CC LC6 Redstone Train #19 S 10/20/60 Jupiter CM-217 CC LC26A Jupiter LST #1 S Live System Test with NATO GSE; 962.5 NM rng; 1.1 NM miss 11/3/60 Juno 2 AM-19D CC LC26B Explorer 8 (S-30) S LEO Ionosphere Direct Measurement Sat. 11/21/60 MR RS MR-1 CC LC5 MR-1 (S/C #2) F1 Hang fire damaged booster 12/19/60 MR RS MR-3 CC LC5 MR-1A (S/C #2A) S 130.7 STM apogee x 235 STM rng 1/21/61 Redstone CC-2038 CC LC6 Redstone Train #20 S 1/31/61 MR RS MR-2 CC LC5 MR-2 (S/C #5) P1 Chimp "Ham"; thrust controller failed, early fuel deplete, overshoot; 157x422 STM 2/24/61 Juno 2 AM-19F CC LC26B Explorer S-45 F4 FTO Ionosphere Sat; 4th stg and payload prematurely separated 4.5 sec after shroud sep 3/8/61 Redstone CC-2040 CC LC6 Redstone Train #21 S 3/24/61 MR RS MR-5 CC LC5 MR-BD S Extra "booster development" test; 113.5 x 307 STM 4/22/61 Jupiter CM-209 CC LC26A Jupiter CTL #1 S Combat Training Launch; 1514 NM rng; 2.2 NM miss 4/27/61 Juno 2 AM-19E CC LC26B Explorer 11 (S-15) S LEO Gamma Ray Telescope orbited but tumbled 10 rpm 5/5/61 MR RS MR-7 CC LC5 MR-3 (S/C #7) S Alan Shepard suborbital; 116.5x303 STM; Freedom 7 5/17/61 Redstone CC-2042 CC LC6 Redstone Train #22 S 5/24/61 Juno 2 AM-19G CC LC26B Explorer S-45 F2 FTO 2nd stg failed to ignite; ionosphere beacon sat.; last LC26B launch 6/27/61 Redstone CC-2043 CC LC6 Redstone Train #23 P1 Air vane actuator mal T+262 sec (reentry) 7/21/61 MR RS MR-8 CC LC5 MR-4 ( S/C #11) S Gus Grissom suborbital; 118.3x302 STM; Liberty Bell 7 capsule sank 8/4/61 Jupiter CM-218 CC LC26A Jupiter CTL #2 S Combat Training Launch; 1514 NM rng; 12/6/61 Jupiter CM-115 CC LC26A Jupiter CTL #3 S Combat Training Launch; 1516 NM rng 4/18/62 Jupiter CM-114 CC LC26A Jupiter CTL #4 P1 Combat Training Launch; fuel depletion at T+153s; 230 NM short of planned 1514 NM range 8/1/62 Jupiter CTL-111 CC LC26A Jupiter CTL S 1/22/63 Jupiter CTL-106 CC LC26A Jupiter CTL S NATO crew; last LC26A (and LC26) launch ===================================================== * Site Code: CC = Cape Canaveral Result Code: FN = Failure stage N FS = Payload shroud failure PN = Partial failure stage N S = Success Orbit Code: EEO/M = Molynia (12-hr) Elliptical Earth Orbit FTO = Failed to Orbit GTO = Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit GTO+ = Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit GTO- = Subsynchronous Transfer Orbit GEO = Geosynchronous Orbit HCO = Heliocentric (solar) Orbit HTO = High Earth Transfer Orbit LEO = Low Earth Orbit LEO/P = Polar Low Earth Orbit LEO/S = Sun Synchronous Low Earth Orbit MTO = Medium Earth Transfer Orbit |