SM-65 Atlas Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile System 1956-1965
Atlas Missile 13D
General Dynamics Missile Serial Number: 57-2631
General Dynamics Manufacturing Number: 13D
Air Force Missile Tail Number: N/A
Missile Acceptance Date: 5/5/1959
Missile Delivery Date: 5/11/1959
ICBM Squadron Number: 576
ICBM Squadron Site Assignment: B-1
Missile Destination: Vandenberg Air Force Base
Missile Mission: Operational Readiness Training
Missile Launch Date: 7/19/1962
Missile Launch Payload: CAT III - Nike/Zeus Support - Operation First Try
Missile Launch Location: Vandenberg AFB - B-1 Launcher
Missile Launch Outcome: Successful
Notes: The Air Force launch crew MCCC was Captain Thorne. This missile was reallocated to CAT III/Nike-Zeus testing support. Atlas 13D acted as a target missile for Nike/Zeus missile intercept testing.