PGM-19

Jupiter Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile.

Armed with the Mk49 warhead.

18 May 1958: Jupiter Missile AM-5, carrying America’s first tactical type re-entry nose cone, was fired from AMR at 0005 hours EST. This was also the first flight test for first and second stage separation. Impact was 28.3 NM under and 15.6 NM to the right at a range of about 1,275 NM after approximately 960 seconds of flight. In less than five hours, the nose cone was recovered, making this the first IRBM nose cone recovery._1.1

17 July 1958: Jupiter missile AM-6B was fired from AMR at 0404 hours EST to a pre-calculated range of 1,241.341 NM. The nose cone impacted 1 NM short and 1.5 NM to the right of the predicted impact point. This was the first flight test of the complete inertial guidance system. The nose cone recovery mission was successful. This was also the second successful flight test of a full-scale tactical type nose cone, as well as a successful flight test of the Jupiter lightweight, high-explosive warhead._1.1