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DC-XA
Part of Delta Clipper
American VTOVL test vehicle. After a hard landing in the last flight of this series, the vehicle was rebuilt to the DC-XA configuration. The DC-XA flew from May 1996 until destroyed when it tipped over while landing on its fourth flight on 31 July 1996.
Status: Retired 1996. First Launch: 1996-05-18. Last Launch: 1996-07-31. Number: 4 . Thrust: 242.00 kN (54,403 lbf). Gross mass: 19,000 kg (41,000 lb). Height: 12.60 m (41.30 ft). Diameter: 4.95 m (16.24 ft). Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
Family:
test vehicle.
Country:
USA.
Engines:
RL-10A-5.
Launch Sites:
White Sands.
Agency:
Douglas.
1996 May 18 - .
14:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
LV Family:
Delta Clipper.
Launch Vehicle:
DC-XA.
- Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA Huntsville.
Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). First flight of the DC-XA; aeroshell caught fire during slow landing. Reached altitude of 244 m during a 62 second flight..
1996 June 7 - .
16:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
LV Family:
Delta Clipper.
Launch Vehicle:
DC-XA.
- Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA Huntsville.
Apogee: 0 km (0 mi). Maximum structural stresses with 50% full LOX tank. Reached altitude of 590 m during a 64 second flight..
1996 June 8 - .
18:17 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
LV Family:
Delta Clipper.
Launch Vehicle:
DC-XA.
- Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA Huntsville.
Apogee: 3.00 km (1.80 mi). 26-hour rapid turnaround demostration; new altitude and duration record. Reached altitude of 3140 m during a 142 second flight..
1996 July 31 - .
19:15 GMT - .
Launch Site:
White Sands.
LV Family:
Delta Clipper.
Launch Vehicle:
DC-XA.
FAILURE: Landing strut 2 failed to extend; vehicle tipped over and LOX tank exploded; vehicle destroyed..
- Nation: USA.
Agency: NASA Huntsville.
Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). Reached altitude of 1250 m during a 140 second flight..
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