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X-15 | Flight 153

X-15 | Flight 153

Status: Success  |  Launched: Oct 14, 1965 20:47 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Mission

Flight 153 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1965. Piloted by Joe H. Engle it reached an altitude of 81.1 km.

  • Type: Test Flight
  • Orbit: Suborbital (Sub)

Launch Site

  • Pad: Edwards Air Force Base
  • Location: Air launch to Suborbital flight
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Program

  • X-15 — Experimental hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft. (Wikipedia)

Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07T01:00:56.820087+00:00.