I am reading this article, Ares I-X Flight Test, on NASA's website.
According to this article, the 327-foot tall Ares I-X Launch Test Vehicle launched from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center at 1130 EDT on 28 October 2009.
The Ares I-X produced 2.6 pounds of thrust to accelerate the rocket to Mach 4.76 and almost 3 G's.
It reached a suborbital altitude of 150,000 feet after the first stage separated.
The solid rocket motor and booster returned to Earth after parachutes were deployed.
They were recovered at sea by the recovery vessel Freedom Star and will be towed back to Florida.
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