SM-65 Atlas Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile System 1956-1965
Atlas Missile 4A
General Dynamics Missile Serial Number: 56-6741
General Dynamics Manufacturing Number: 4A
Air Force Missile Tail Number: N/A
Missile Acceptance Date: 11/29/1956
Missile Delivery Date: 11/30/1956
ICBM Squadron Number: N/A
ICBM Squadron Site Assignment: N/A
Missile Destination: Atlantic Missile Range
Missile Mission: Research and Development
Missile Launch Date: 6/11/1957
Missile Launch Payload: ICBM Testing
Missile Launch Location: Stand 14
Missile Launch Outcome: Partial Success
Notes: This was the maiden flight of the SM-65 Atlas missile program and the first Atlas missile launched from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 14. The missile cleared the tower and sustained successful early flight. Thrust section overheating and high vibration levels led to propulsion system failure. The RSO destroyed the missile at T+50 seconds.
