launched fromUSA

NTMP K-4

Name: NTMP K-4
Start: 1962-12-18T17:26:00Z
Location: Vandenberg

Failure

DEC 18196217:26:00 UTC

Pressure pulse at liftoff caused loss of B-2 turbopump lubricant oil. Missile self-destructed T+40 seconds.

LIFTOFF

DEC 18 1962

17:26:00 UTC

Failure

launched fromOSTF-1Vandenberg

aboardAtlas E64EintoSuborbital

Payload

Nike-Zeus target missile test