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Smith Ranch Lake DZ
Part of Edwards
Air-launched rocket drop zone. RW03/21 used for emergency landings.
AKA: Smith Ranch Lake DZ RW03/21. Longitude: -117.49 deg. Latitude: 39.31 deg.
Family:
Air Drop Zone.
Country:
USA.
Launch Vehicles:
X-15.
Launch Sites:
Smith Ranch Lake DZ.
1963 July 19 - .
18:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Edwards.
Launch Complex:
Smith Ranch Lake DZ.
Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22.
Launch Platform: NB-52 008.
1963 August 22 - .
18:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Edwards.
Launch Complex:
Smith Ranch Lake DZ.
Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22.
Launch Platform: NB-52 003.
- X-15A VO,Spectrom,Photom Test/Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA,
USAF.
Spacecraft: X-15A.
Apogee: 107 km (66 mi). Unofficial world altitude record. Maximum Speed - 6105 kph. Maximum Altitude - 107960 m. Second X-15 astronaut flight (FAI definition); fifth astronaut wings flight (USAF definition). Air dropped in Smith Ranch Lake DZ..
1966 September 8 - .
18:39 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Edwards.
Launch Complex:
Smith Ranch Lake DZ.
Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22.
Launch Platform: NB-52 008.
FAILURE: Emergency landing at Smith Ranch..
- X-15A HS/Elec loads test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA,
USAF.
Spacecraft: X-15A.
Apogee: 22 km (13 mi). Premature engine shutdown at 38 sec. Maximum Speed - 2578 kph. Maximum Altitude - 22310 m. Air dropped in Smith Ranch Lake DZ..
1966 November 1 - .
21:24 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Edwards.
Launch Complex:
Smith Ranch Lake DZ.
Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22.
Launch Platform: NB-52 003.
- X-15A MuMet/DCR/SB Meteorological/Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA,
USAF.
Spacecraft: X-15A.
Apogee: 93 km (57 mi). Maximum Speed - 6034 kph. Maximum Altitude - 93540 m. Astronaut wings flight (USAF definition). Air dropped in Smith Ranch Lake DZ..
1967 June 29 - .
18:27 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Edwards.
Launch Complex:
Smith Ranch Lake DZ.
Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22.
Launch Platform: NB-52 008.
FAILURE: Loss of both APU's and all electrical power..
- X-15A WTR/HS/ASAS Test/Technology mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA,
USAF.
Spacecraft: X-15A.
Apogee: 52 km (32 mi). Electrical failure while climbing through 32610 m; lost engine at 69 seconds; landed at Mud Lake with no flaps; Knight injured while exiting aircraft. Maximum Speed - 4618 kph. Maximum Altitude - 52730 m. Air dropped in Smith Ranch Lake DZ..
1967 October 4 - .
17:16 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Edwards.
Launch Complex:
Smith Ranch Lake DZ.
Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22.
Launch Platform: NB-52 003.
- X-15A UV Plume/Solar/MM Technology/Meteor/Solar mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA,
USAF.
Spacecraft: X-15A.
Apogee: 76 km (47 mi). Maximum Speed - 7270 kph. Maximum Altitude - 76530 m. Air dropped in Smith Ranch Lake DZ..
1967 October 17 - .
16:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Edwards.
Launch Complex:
Smith Ranch Lake DZ.
Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22.
Launch Platform: NB-52 008.
- X-15A UVPL/Solar/MM Technology/Meteor/Solar mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA,
USAF.
Spacecraft: X-15A.
Apogee: 85 km (52 mi). Maximum Speed - 6204 kph. Maximum Altitude - 85500 m. Astronaut wings flight (USAF definition). Air dropped in Smith Ranch Lake DZ..
1968 June 12 - .
15:31 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Edwards.
Launch Complex:
Smith Ranch Lake DZ.
Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22.
Launch Platform: NB-52 008.
- X-15A WTR/SA TPS/HS/FAB Test/Technology mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA,
USAF.
Spacecraft: X-15A.
Apogee: 67 km (41 mi). Maximum Speed - 5733 kph. Maximum Altitude - 67090 m. Air dropped in Smith Ranch Lake DZ..
1968 September 13 - .
18:19 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Edwards.
Launch Complex:
Smith Ranch Lake DZ.
Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22.
Launch Platform: NB-52 003.
- X-15A WTR/HS/SB/FAB/FP Test/Technology/Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA,
USAF.
Spacecraft: X-15A.
Apogee: 77 km (47 mi). Maximum Speed - 5990 kph. Maximum Altitude - 77450 m. Air dropped in Smith Ranch Lake DZ..
1968 October 24 - .
17:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Edwards.
Launch Complex:
Smith Ranch Lake DZ.
Launch Pad: Edwards RW04/22.
Launch Platform: NB-52 003.
- X-15A WTR/HS/FAB/FP Test/Technology/Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA,
USAF.
Spacecraft: X-15A.
Apogee: 77 km (47 mi). Last flight. Maximum Speed - 5979 kph. Maximum Altitude - 77720 m. Air dropped in Smith Ranch Lake DZ..
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