North American X-15

Built & Operated By
North American Aviation
Commercial · founded 1928
Maiden Flight
8 JUN 1959
About
The North American X-15 was a hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of the X-plane series of experimental aircraft.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
15.47 m
Diameter
6.61 m
Launch Mass
15,195 T
Thrust
286 kN
Stages
1
Configuration
Reusable
Launch Record
Total Launches
13
Successful
12
Failed
1
Consecutive
1
Performance
Apogee
108 km
Programmes 1
X-15