Maiden Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 flight (P68-1) from Vandenberg SLC-3E on 16 August 1968, carrying Orbiscal 1, OV5-8 (ERS 19), Gridsphere, SECOR, and other USAF technology payloads. Payload fairing failed to separate and none of the satellites reached orbit.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 1st
- of 2 Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2 flights
- Date and time
- 16 August 1968, 20:57 UTC
- Rocket
- Atlas SLV-3 Burner-2
- Builder
- Convair
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Dedicated Rideshare
- Launches in 1968
- 76th of 128