A3 POLARIS LAUNCH

Description

1) MS Looking down over a disturbance on water; PAN to left showing an A3 Polaris breaking the surface; track up with missile after ignition; missile streaks skyward on its course after being launched from a submerged submarine; continuous track of missile in flight; first stage separation is noted, with the first stage falling away; second stage ignition and continuous flight on course; missile fades off in distant BG as a small white dot in the sky. G

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities