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United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3C CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

AC-3 Instrumentation Ring

Launched

June 30, 1964

Launch Failure

Image: NASA

Summary

AC-3 Instrumentation Ring launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3C Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 30, 1964. The mission failed. It was United States Air Force's 199th launch, 24th this year and humanity's 335th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Atlas LV-3C Centaur flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).

Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Atlas LV-3C Centaur · United States Air Force
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
2nd Atlas LV-3C Centaur flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 199th launch24th this yearhumanity's 335th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year

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About this launch

Test flight of the cryogenic Centaur stage.

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Map of Launch Complex 36A

Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

2nd launch from Launch Complex 36A, 1st this year · 114th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

215 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did AC-3 Instrumentation Ring launch?

AC-3 Instrumentation Ring launched on June 30, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch AC-3 Instrumentation Ring?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched AC-3 Instrumentation Ring?

Atlas LV-3C Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3C Centaur spec sheet

Where did AC-3 Instrumentation Ring launch from?

Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit was AC-3 Instrumentation Ring going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.