Test flight vehicle
Failure
MAY 08196219:49:00 UTCFirst launch of the Atlas-Centaur vehicle. Centaur insulation panel separated prematurely, resulting in LH2 tank rupture at T+53 seconds and subsequent complete launch vehicle destruction.
LIFTOFF
MAY 08 196219:49:00 UTC
Failure
launched from LC-36A Canaveral
aboard Atlas Centaur-A LV-3C AC-1 into Suborbital
Payload
Unnamed payload
Test flight vehicle