USAF North American X-15 Flight 197

Name: USAF North American X-15 Flight 197
Start: 1968-08-21T17:05:00.000Z
Location: Edwards Air Force Base

North American X-15

Status

Success

Date

21 AUG 1968

17:05

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Edwards Air Force Base

Air launch to Suborbital flight

Mission Overview

Flight 197 of the North American X-15 was a test flight conducted by NASA and the US Air Force in 1968. Piloted by William H. Dana it reached an altitude of 81.4 km.

Rocket

North American X-15

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Suborbital

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.

Height

15.47 m

Diameter

6.61 m

Launch Mass

15,195 T

Thrust

286 kN