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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout BLaunch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

RAM C-2

Launched

August 22, 1968

Launch Successful

Image: NASA

Summary

RAM C-2 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout B from Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on August 22, 1968. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 95th launch and 5th this year. It was the 14th Scout B flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub).

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No webcast on record.
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Materials Science · Suborbital (Sub)
Milestone
14th Scout B flight · 4th this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 95th launch5th this year

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About this launch

Suborbital launch to test re-entry systems. Reached an apogee of 227 km.

Pad

Map of Launch Area 3A

Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

9th launch from Launch Area 3A, 2nd this year · 38th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

18 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

169 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did RAM C-2 launch?

RAM C-2 launched on August 22, 1968. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch RAM C-2?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched RAM C-2?

Scout B, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout B spec sheet

Where did RAM C-2 launch from?

Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.

What orbit was RAM C-2 going to?

Suborbital (Sub), a materials science mission.