Pershing 1
Missile · USA
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American intermediate range ballistic missile.
Development Cost $: 662.800 million. Recurring Price $: 1.741 million in 1964 dollars. Flyaway Unit Cost 1985$: 1.740 million in 1964 dollars. Maximum range: 740 km (450 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 1. Standard warhead: W50. Warhead yield: 400 KT. Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Initial Operational Capability: 1962. Total Number Built: 615. Total Development Built: 134. Total Production Built: 481.
Related
- Family
- IRBM
- Country
- USA
- Launch Sites
- Cape Canaveral, Fort Bliss MCG, Fort Wingate, Cape Canaveral LC30, Fort Bliss, Black Mesa, Green River, Gilson Butte
- Agency
- Martin
Chronology
192 events
1960 February 25
18:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- P-01 - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi). First test launch of Army's Pershing tactical missile from Cape Canaveral..
1960 April 20
18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1960 May 10
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1960 June 9
16:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1960 June 30
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1960 July 26
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. Launch Pad: LC30A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1960 September 28
19:38 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. Launch Pad: LC30A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1960 November 16
18:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. Launch Pad: LC30A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1960 December 12
18:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. Launch Pad: LC30A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 January 6
00:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1961 January 26
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 February 16
01:27 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 March 2
05:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 March 16
01:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 April 21
15:53 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 May 19
02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 June 9
05:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 July 1
02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 July 20
02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 August 10
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1961 August 22
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 September 13
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. Launch Pad: LC30A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 September 26
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 October 10
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 November 2
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 November 15
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1961 December 1
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- P-27 - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: US Army.
Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
Army fired its Pershing solid-fuel tactical missile from Cape Canaveral on a 200-mile flight, testing accuracy, warhead components, and blast and heat factors at launch in relation to operational crew protection. This was the seventh straight successful firing of the Pershing.
1961 December 28
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 January 16
19:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 January 25
03:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 February 19
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 March 15
11:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 April 4
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 April 24
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1962 April 27
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 May 9
13:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1962 June 5
02:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 June 14
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1962 August 21
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 September 26
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 October 22
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. Launch Pad: LC30A TEL. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 November 15
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 November 27
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1962 December 10
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 January 17
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 January 30
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 February 14
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 February 26
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 March 4
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 March 13
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 March 21
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 April 3
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 April 6
00:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 April 12
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 April 17
16:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 April 24
20:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC30. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 August 20
Launch Site: Fort Bliss. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 August 27
Launch Site: Fort Bliss. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 September 24
17:06 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 September 25
13:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 September 25
21:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 September 27
13:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 September 27
20:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 October 14
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 October 16
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 October 18
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 October 21
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 October 23
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1963 October 28
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 November 14
14:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 November 20
17:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- X-71 41st Field Army FW-8 Operational test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1963 November 27
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1963 December 5
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1964 January 1
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1964 February 24
14:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1964 February 25
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1964 February 25
00:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1964 February 28
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1964 April 21
Launch Site: Fort Bliss. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1964 April 23
Launch Site: Fort Bliss. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1964 July 17
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- X-79 German Operational test - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1964 July 22
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- X-80 German Operational test - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1964 November 18
Launch Site: Fort Bliss. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- X-82 Fort Sill 84th Field Army Operational test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1964 November 18
Launch Site: Fort Bliss. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- X-81 Fort Sill 84th Field Army Operational test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1964 November 19
Launch Site: Fort Bliss. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1964 November 19
Launch Site: Fort Bliss. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- X-83 Fort Sill 84th Field Army Operational test - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1965 January 28
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 February 3
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 February 3
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 February 12
Launch Site: Fort Wingate. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 May 26
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 May 27
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 June 2
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 June 16
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 October 6
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1965 October 13
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1965 October 20
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 October 21
15:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1965 October 21
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 January 31
Launch Site: Fort Bliss. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- X-96 German Operational test - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1966 February 14
16:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Bliss. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 February 16
Launch Site: Fort Bliss. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 June 22
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 June 27
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 June 29
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 July 19
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 July 26
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 July 26
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 July 26
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 July 26
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 July 26
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 July 26
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 October 21
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 October 21
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 October 21
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 October 26
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1966 November 4
Launch Site: Gilson Butte. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1. FAILURE: Failure.1967 March 7
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 March 7
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 March 13
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 March 13
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 March 29
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 March 29
00:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- X-119 US Seventh Army DASO-8 demonstration and shakedown operations launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).
1967 March 29
01:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 Jun?
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 Jun?
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 June 2
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 June 2
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 June 9
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 June 22
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 June 23
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 August 29
20:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 August 29
20:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 August 29
20:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 August 29
21:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 September 1
Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 September 12
07:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.1967 September 12
07:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Black Mesa. LV Family: Pershing. Launch Vehicle: Pershing 1.- X-132 Operational test - impacted in Mexico - . Nation: USA. Agency: US Army. Apogee: 250 km (150 mi).