launched fromUSA

ICBM test

Name: ICBM test
Start: 1959-03-19T00:59:00Z
Location: Canaveral

Failure

MAR 19195900:59:00 UTC

Electrical glitches caused guidance system failure and premature booster engine shutdown, leading to unstable flight trajectory. RVX-2A reentry vehicle not recovered.

LIFTOFF

MAR 19 1959

00:59:00 UTC

Failure

launched fromLC-12Canaveral

aboardAtlas C7CintoSuborbital

Payload

Unnamed payload

ICBM test