SM-65 Atlas Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile System 1956-1965
Atlas Missile 64E
General Dynamics Missile Serial Number: 60-5522
General Dynamics Manufacturing Number: 64E
Air Force Missile Tail Number: 522
Missile Acceptance Date: 10/20/1961
Missile Delivery Date: 11/14/1961
ICBM Squadron Number: N/A
ICBM Squadron Site Assignment: N/A
Missile Destination: Vandenberg Air Force Base
Missile Mission: Operational Readiness Training
Missile Launch Date: 12/18/1962
Missile Launch Payload: NTMP K-4 - Operation Oak Tree
Missile Launch Location: Vandenberg AFB - Site F (OSTF-1)
Missile Launch Outcome: Failure
Notes: Atlas 64E acted as the target missile for a Nike/Zeus missile intercept test. A pressure pulse at liftoff caused loss of booster B-2 engine turbopump lubricant oil. Missile self-destructed at T+40 seconds.
