X-15 Fl.174

USAF / NASA


Launch, orbit & landing data:

Launch vehicle X-15-3 Flight Nº: 56
Launch date - time 01 Nov 1966 - 21:24 UTC (from B-52)
Launch site Smith Ranch Lake
Airplane carier B-52
X-15 ID 3-56-83
Mass (kg)  kg
Mission Crewed suborbital test flight
Pilot William Dana
Suborbital flight:
High Apogee 93.542 km
Max Speed 6.034 km/h
Landing date - time 01 Nov 1966 - 21:35 UTC
Landing location 
Flight duration 10m 44s

William Dana before X-15. Photo credit: NASA


Mission Report:


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