SESP
Spacecraft · USA
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American military technology satellite. Technology, Science, Astronomy (IR) satellite built by Boeing for USAF STP (Space Test Program), USA. Launched 1971.
More at: SESP.
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Vehicles
- Titan, Thor, Delta, Thor Burner 2, Titan IIID, Thor Burner
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC10W, Vandenberg SLC4E
- Agency
- USAF
Chronology
5 events
1968 March 12
- SESP responsibility - . Spacecraft: SESP. Headquarters USAF announced that SAMSO would provide flight support for all Defense Department and government agency research and technology space experiments in its Space Experiment Support Program..
1971 June 8
14:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC10W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Burner 2.- SESP 70-1 - . Payload: P70-1 / Burner II No. 12 / OPS 3850. Mass: 260 kg (570 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: USAF STP. Class: Technology. Type: Military technology satellite. Spacecraft: SESP. Decay Date: 1982-01-31 . USAF Sat Cat: 5285 . COSPAR: 1971-054A. Apogee: 580 km (360 mi). Perigee: 544 km (338 mi). Inclination: 90.20 deg. Period: 95.80 min. Space Experiments Support Program (SESP) orbital flight for the Naval Research Laboratory. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A)..
1971 July 1
- Space Experiments Support Program - . Spacecraft: SESP. SAMSO's Space Experiments Support Program (SESP), with total responsibility for providing spacecraft support to all Defense Department research and development as well as certain operational payloads,.
1974 October 29
19:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC4E. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan IIID.- SESP 73-5 - . Payload: P 73 5 / OPS 8452. Mass: 260 kg (570 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Class: Technology. Type: Military technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: Space Test Program Payloads. Spacecraft: SESP. Decay Date: 1975-05-26 . USAF Sat Cat: 7499 . COSPAR: 1974-085C. Apogee: 2,888 km (1,794 mi). Perigee: 150 km (90 mi). Inclination: 96.90 deg. Period: 116.30 min. Space Test Program flight S73-5 was successfully launched. This was the first of three launches to be made under the Small Secondary Satellite (S3) project. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A)..
1976 July 8
18:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC4E. LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan IIID.- SESP 74-2 - . Payload: P 74-2 / OPS 3986. Mass: 260 kg (570 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: USAF. Class: Technology. Type: Military technology satellite. Spacecraft: SESP. Decay Date: 1986-04-24 . USAF Sat Cat: 9007 . COSPAR: 1976-065B. Apogee: 8,048 km (5,000 mi). Perigee: 236 km (146 mi). Inclination: 97.50 deg. Period: 179.00 min. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A). .