Johnston Island LC2
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Redstone launch complex. Pad 2. Johnston Island east end.
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Chronology
1 event
1958 August 12
09:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Johnston Island. Launch Complex: Johnston Island LC2. Launch Vehicle: Redstone. FAILURE: Guidance system malfunction at 70 seconds which did not preclude subsequent system operations and successful mission accomplishment..- Hardtack Orange Nuclear test - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 41 km (25 mi).
Orange was a rocket-launched test of the W-39 warhead. Purpose was to measure the effects of high altitude nuclear explosions in order to design warheads for Nike-Zeus anti-ballistic missile system. The Hardtack Configuration Redstone shot the 3.8 megaton warhead to an altitude of 43 km.