Edwards TL1
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Minuteman tethered launch test silo
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Minuteman 1A, X-51A
- Launch Sites
- Edwards
Chronology
8 events
1959 September 15
Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Edwards TL1. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1A. FAILURE: Failure.- Silo test launch - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
The first silo launch of a tethered, full-scale Minuteman missile was conducted at Edwards AFB, California, using dummy second and third stages. This was the first time in the Air Force ballistic missile program that the initial test of a missile was conducted on schedule. Fuel for 3 seconds only, tethered launch
1959 October 2
Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Edwards TL1. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1A.1959 October 22
Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Edwards TL1. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1A.1959 December 22
Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Edwards TL1. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1A.1960 January 27
Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Edwards TL1. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1A.1960 April 5
Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Edwards TL1. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1A.1960 May 7
02:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Edwards TL1. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minuteman 1A.- Silo test launch - . Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). A tethered Minuteman missile was successfully fired from an underground silo site at Edwards AFB, California. 8th and last launch of mockup..
2010 May 26
10:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Edwards. Launch Complex: Edwards TL1. Launch Platform: B-52H. LV Family: ATACMS. Launch Vehicle: X-51A.- Nation: USA. Apogee: 19 km (11 mi). Air dropped in Point Mugu Drop Zone..