SM-65 Atlas Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile System 1956-1965
Atlas Missile 3B
General Dynamics Missile Serial Number: 57-1776
General Dynamics Manufacturing Number: 3B
Air Force Missile Tail Number: N/A
Missile Acceptance Date: 3/31/1958
Missile Delivery Date: 4/4/1958
ICBM Squadron Number: N/A
ICBM Squadron Site Assignment: N/A
Missile Destination: Atlantic Missile Range
Missile Mission: Research and Development
Missile Launch Date: 7/19/1958
Missile Launch Payload: ICBM Testing
Missile Launch Location: Stand 11
Missile Launch Outcome: Failure
Notes: Maiden flight of the Atlas B missile. Yaw gyro failure resulted in loss of control. Missile self-destructed at T+43 seconds.