Atlas D | FIRE 1

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
• Rocket: SM-65D Atlas — Atlas family

Mission

FIRE (Flight Investigation of Re-Entry) was a high-speed reentry heat research program to obtain data on materials, heating rates, and radio signal attenuation on spacecraft reentering the atmosphere at speeds of about 24,500 miles per hour.

• Type: Materials Science
• Orbit: Suborbital (Sub)

Launch Site

• Pad: Launch Complex 12
• Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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