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Biological nose cone

Rocket launch

by USA

Launch time15 Sep 1959

failure

Orbit: Suborbital

Serial number: AM-23

Pressure gas leak led to loss of control at liftoff. Missile self-destructed T+13 seconds.

Rocket Jupiter

launched from Cape Canaveral, LC-26BUSA

Payloads

NamePurposeMassComment
Biological nose coneMissile test--