American agency overseeing development of spacecraft. National Science Foundation, USA.
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Associated Spacecraft
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ATS-1 American communications technology satellite. One launch, 1966.12.07, ATS 1. During its 18 year lifetime, ATS-1 examined spin stabilization techniques, investigated the geostationary environment, and performed several communications experiments. More...
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ATS-2 American communications technology satellite. One launch, 1967.04.06, ATS 2. ATS-2 was placed into an undesirable orbit due to a launch vehicle failure. More...
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ATS-3 American communications technology satellite. One launch, 1967.11.05, ATS 3. The goals for ATS-3 included investigations of spin stabilization techniques and VHF and C-band communications experiments. More...
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ATS-4 American communications technology satellite. One launch, 1968.08.10, ATS 4. A launch vehicle failure stranded ATS-4 in a much lower than planned orbit, making the satellite nearly useless. More...
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ATS-5 American communications technology satellite. One launch, 1969.08.12, ATS 5. More...
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ATS-6 American communications technology satellite. One launch, 1974.05.30, ATS 6. In addition to its technology experiments, ATS-6 became the world's first educational satellite. More...
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Agency Agencies or institutions overseeing design, development, construction, or operation of space-related systems. More...
NSF Chronology
1970 November 24 - .
02:18 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Apache.
Launch Vehicle:
Bullpup Apache.
- Aeronomy / Barium release mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1970 December 2 - .
02:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Apache.
Launch Vehicle:
Bullpup Apache.
- Aeronomy / Barium release mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1971 August 27 - .
09:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Apache.
Launch Vehicle:
Bullpup Apache.
- Particles mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1972 March 18 - .
09:03 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Ute.
Launch Vehicle:
Ute Apache.
- Aurora / airglow mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
1972 March 28 - .
12:12 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Ute.
Launch Vehicle:
Paiute Apache.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Aurora mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).
1972 March 29 - .
20:24 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Apache.
Launch Vehicle:
Bullpup Apache.
- Particles mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1976 March 30 - .
12:56 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Poker Flat.
LV Family:
Nike.
Launch Vehicle:
Nike Hydac.
LV Configuration: Nike Hydac NSF.
- Barium release Aeronomy / Fields mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: NSF. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi).
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