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X-15 | Flight 91

United States Air ForceEdwards Air Force Base — Air launch to Suborbital flight

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Flight 91
Type
Test Flight
Target orbit
Suborbital (Sub)

X-15 Flight 91 was a 1963 American crewed mission, and the second and final flight in the program to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight—a flight over 100 km in altitude. It was the highest flight of the X-15 program.

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
North American X-15
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Edwards Air Force Base
Location
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Country
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