launched fromUSA

Biological nose cone w/ rhesus monkey

Failure
DEC 21196103:35:00 UTC

Sustainer hydraulic system leak at staging results in loss of hydraulic fluid and engine shutdown. Nose cone separated properly, but was lost at sea after recovery crews failed to locate it.

launched fromLC-11Canaveral

aboardAtlas F6FintoSuborbital

Payload

Biological nose cone w/ rhesus monkey

ICBM test