X-15 | Flight 62
Status: Success | Launched: Jul 17, 1962 17:30 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: North American X-15
Mission
Flight 62 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1962. Piloted by Robert M. White it reached an altitude of 95.9 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.