SM-65 Atlas Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile System 1956-1965
Atlas Missile 26D
General Dynamics Missile Serial Number: 58-2197
General Dynamics Manufacturing Number: 26D
Air Force Missile Tail Number: 26D
Missile Acceptance Date: 7/30/1959
Missile Delivery Date: 9/10/1959
ICBM Squadron Number: N/A
ICBM Squadron Site Assignment: N/A
Missile Destination: Atlantic Missile Range
Missile Mission: Research and Development
Missile Launch Date: 10/29/1959
Missile Launch Payload: ICBM Testing
Missile Launch Location: Stand 11
Missile Launch Outcome: Partial Failure
Notes: One vernier engine shut down at staging due to a ruptured LOX duct. Roll control was lost and missile impacted short of its intended range.