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Pad 2 Chronology 1964 February 10 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena A001 FAILURE: Failure. USAF A001 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). This was the first of several hundred launches from Green River, Utah, to impact points in the US Army's White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The Athena was designed to simulate the re-entry environment of an intercontinental ballistic missile and was one of the few examples of sustained interstate missile tests within the United States. 1964 May 28 - 23:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena A002 FAILURE: Failure. USAF A002 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi). 1964 September 26 - 02:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C001 FAILURE: Failure. USAF C001 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1964 October 4 - 06:00 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D001 FAILURE: Failure. USAF D001 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1964 December 5 - 04:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C002 USAF C002 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1965 January 15 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C006 USAF C006 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1965 February 2 - 06:30 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D003 FAILURE: Failure. USAF D003 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). 1965 June 22 - 07:37 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena B001 USN B001 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1965 July 26 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C011 USAF C011 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1965 July 31 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D004 USAF D004 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1965 August 7 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C005 USAF C005 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1965 August 27 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D012 USAF D012 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1965 September 20 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D006 USAF D006 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1965 October 11 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C016 USAF C016 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1966 January 21 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C025 USAF C025 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1966 February 17 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D014 USAF D014 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1966 May 27 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C019 USAF C019 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1966 June 10 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D023 USAF D023 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1966 July 14 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C015 ARPA C015 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1966 September 1 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D029 USAF D029 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1966 October 7 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D049 USAF D049 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1966 November 10 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena B017 USAF B017 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1966 December 15 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D038 USAF D038 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1967 March 2 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C048 ARPA C048 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1967 March 17 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D051 USAF D051 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1967 March 30 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C049 ARPA C049 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1967 May 4 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D030 FAILURE: Failure. USN D030 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi). 1967 June 8 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D053 USAF D053 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1967 July 14 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D050 USAF D050 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1967 August 18 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D055 USAF D055 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1967 September 29 - 03:45 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena C051 ARPA C051 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1967 October 11 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena B030 USN B030 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1968 January 11 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena B022 USAF B022 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1968 March 28 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D068 USAF D068 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1968 December 5 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena D045 USAF D045 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1968 December 13 - 02:10 GMT - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena V118B USN V118D re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1969 January 23 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena B038 USAF B038 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). The Athena was designed to simulate the re-entry environment of an intercontinental ballistic missile and was one of the few examples of sustained interstate missile tests within the United States. 1969 June 5 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena B036 USAF B036 re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1969 June 20 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena V119D USAF V119D re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1969 September 10 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena V147D USAF V147D re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). 1969 September 25 - Launch Vehicle: Athena RTV. Athena V130D USAF V130D re-entry vehicle test flight Agency: USAF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted. |
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