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Atlas F/PTS
Status: Retired 1974. First Launch: 1974-07-14. Last Launch: 1974-07-14. Number: 1 . Payload: 295 kg (650 lb). Thrust: 1,731.00 kN (389,144 lbf). Gross mass: 125,000 kg (275,000 lb). Height: 29.20 m (95.80 ft). Diameter: 3.05 m (10.00 ft).
LEO Payload: 295 kg (650 lb). Payload: 295 kg (650 lb) to a GTO.
More at: Atlas F/PTS.
Family: orbital launch vehicle. Country: USA. Spacecraft: NTS. Projects: Navstar. Launch Sites: Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC3W. Stages: Atlas E/F, Atlas MA-3, Star 37E. Agency: Convair.
1974 July 14 - . 05:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC3W. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas F/PTS.
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Payload: Timation 3 / OPS 7518 / P73-3. Mass: 293 kg (645 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF.
Program: Navstar.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: NTS.
USAF Sat Cat: 7369 . COSPAR: 1974-054A. Apogee: 13,774 km (8,558 mi). Perigee: 13,446 km (8,354 mi). Inclination: 125.20 deg. Period: 468.70 min.
Space Test Program flight P73-3 was launched from the Western Test Range, and the payload - Navy Navigation Technology Satellite #1 (NTS-1) - was successfully placed into orbit. Demonstrated navigation technologies leading eventually to Navstar/GPS system. Operated for 5 years.
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