United States Air ForceSM-65D AtlasLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
FIRE 1
Launched
April 14, 1964
Image: United States Air Force
Summary
FIRE 1 launched on an United States Air Force SM-65D Atlas from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 14, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 188th launch and 13th this year. It was the 1st SM-65D Atlas flight. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- SM-65D Atlas · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Materials Science · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 1st SM-65D Atlas flightUnited States Air Force's 188th launch13th this year
Flight preview
About this launch
FIRE (Flight Investigation of Re-Entry) was a high-speed reentry heat research program to obtain data on materials, heating rates, and radio signal attenuation on spacecraft reentering the atmosphere at speeds of about 24,500 miles per hour.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
11th launch from Launch Complex 12, 2nd this year · 112th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
75 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did FIRE 1 launch?
FIRE 1 launched on April 14, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch FIRE 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched FIRE 1?
SM-65D Atlas, flown by United States Air Force. SM-65D Atlas spec sheet
Where did FIRE 1 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was FIRE 1 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a materials science mission.