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SL-X-15/N1-L3 (through mist of the low cloud cover)

Mission: 1049-2 -- Date 19 December 1968 -- Frame A 011

The parallel processing of N1 and L3 elements of the 3L and 1M1 vehicles was being practiced when it was sent to the pad in November 1968. It was sent to the launch pad with the flight L-3 (L-1), '3L' payload stacked on top of the 1M1 first 3 stage N1. It was done to check out the finished flight control systems. Late in December 1968 (not in Corona series) the flight N1, '3L' was sent to the launch pad without the head L-3 payload to check out the engine heating systems.


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http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/corona/4_n1l_09.htm
Created by Charles P. Vick, Sara D. Berman, and
Christina Lindborg, Scoville Fellow
Maintained by John Pike
Updated Friday, February 28, 1997



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