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Atlas Negative Collection Image

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  • Andrew Granston said:
    Atlas 119F payload was BGRV-2 (BGRV = Boost Glide Reentry Vehicle). Launched May 19, 1967, at 2:00 pm PST, from pad 576A1 at Vandenberg AFB. The test failed during or shortly after separation of the payload from the booster.
    Source: Chapter 4, esp. p. 123, of "Lightning Bolts: First Manuevering Reentry Vehicles", by William Yengst, 2010, ISBN 978-1-61566-547-1.
  • k smi said:
    what different between bgrv and sbgrv？

Atlas Negative Collection Image

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  • Andrew Granston said:
    BGRV = Boost Glide Reentry Vehicle; in this case BGRV-2
  • Andrew Granston said:
    Launched May 19, 1967 from Vandenberg 576A1. Test flight of BGRV. No telemetry received from BGRV-2 during or after separation from booster. - Information from Chapter 4 of "Lightning Bolts: First Maneuvering Reentry Vehicles", by William Yengst, 2010 (ISBN 978-1-615566-547-1).