SM-65 Atlas Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile System 1958-1965
Atlas Missile 74D
General Dynamics Missile Serial Number: 58-7069
General Dynamics Manufacturing Number: 74D
Air Force Missile Tail Number: 069
Missile Acceptance Date: 6/10/1960
Missile Delivery Date: 6/15/1960
ICBM Squadron Number: 576
ICBM Squadron Site Assignment: B-1
Missile Destination: Vandenberg Air Force Base
Missile Mission: Operational Readiness Training
Missile Launch Date: 7/22/1960
Missile Launch Payload: Tiger Skin
Missile Launch Location: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Site 576 B-1
Missile Launch Outcome: Failure After Launch
Notes: Gyro spin motor failure resulted in an unplanned pitch maneuver that exceeded the missile's structural limits and caused vehicle breakup at T+69 seconds