launched fromUSA

NTMP-K3

Name: NTMP-K3
Start: 1962-10-02T11:46:00Z
Location: Vandenberg

Failure

OCT 02196211:46:00 UTC

Vernier failure results in sustainer engine being oversupplied with propellant. Sustainer shut down at T+181 seconds due to damage from excessive chamber pressure.

LIFTOFF

OCT 02 1962

11:46:00 UTC

Failure

launched from576B2Vandenberg

aboardAtlas D4DintoSuborbital

Payload

NTMP-K3

Nike-Zeus target missile test