SM-65 Atlas Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile System 1956-1965
Atlas Missile 5C
General Dynamics Missile Serial Number: 57-2612
General Dynamics Manufacturing Number: 5C
Air Force Missile Tail Number: 5C
Missile Acceptance Date: 11/29/1958
Missile Delivery Date: 1/23/1959
ICBM Squadron Number: N/A
ICBM Squadron Site Assignment: N/A
Missile Destination: Atlantic Missile Range
Missile Mission: Research and Development
Missile Launch Date: 2/20/1959
Missile Launch Payload: ICBM Testing
Missile Launch Location: Stand 12
Missile Launch Outcome: Failure
Notes: Fuel staging disconnect valve failed to close at booster jettison, resulting in loss of tank pressure. Missile self-destructed at T+172 seconds.