SM-65 Atlas Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile System 1956-1965
Atlas Missile 29D
General Dynamics Missile Serial Number: 58-2200
General Dynamics Manufacturing Number: 29D
Air Force Missile Tail Number: 29D
Missile Acceptance Date: 9/30/1959
Missile Delivery Date: 10/12/1959
ICBM Squadron Number: N/A
ICBM Squadron Site Assignment: N/A
Missile Destination: Atlantic Missile Range
Missile Mission: Missile Warning Satellite
Missile Launch Date: 2/26/1960
Missile Launch Payload: MIDAS-1 (MIssile Defense Alarm System)
Missile Launch Location: Stand 14
Missile Launch Outcome: Failure
Notes: First launch of an Atlas-Agena A configuration. The Agena section RSO charges accidentally fired at staging, leading to vehicle breakup. This mission was considered classified by the Air Force at the time it was launched.