Night scene of Atlas Missile 5C taking off from launch pad and advancing upward, at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Location:Cape Canaveral Florida US...Cape Canaveral Florida USA Date:1959, February 19 Duration:4 min 0 sec Sound:NO SOUND
Atlas Missile 5C's launch, test number 251, at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Night scene of Atlas Missile 5C taking off from launch pad. The Missile advances upward after its launch.
(Note: This was the third C-series Atlas test. The fuel staging disconnect valve did not close properly at booster section separation, which led to loss of fuel tank pressure and rupture of the intermediate bulkhead. The missile destroyed itself at T+172 seconds.)
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