TUAF
Facility · Turkey
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Turkish Air Force, Cigli Air Base, Izmir
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Chronology
1 event
1962 April 18
18:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC26A. LV Family: Jupiter. Launch Vehicle: Jupiter IRBM.- CTL - .
Nation: Turkey.
Agency: TUAF.
Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
Combat Training Launch fired from AMR at 1317 hours and 54.1 seconds EST to a predicted impact point of 1,514 nm from the firing site. All functions of the flight were normal up to 153 seconds, at which time fuel depletion was reached and normal guidance cut-off was not achieved. The missile impacted approximately 230 miles short of the intended target. All missions assigned to the NATO training launch crew were accomplished.