Teal Ruby
Spacecraft · USA
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Early warning technology satellite built by Rockwell, DARPA for DARPA, USAF STP (Space Test Program).
More at: Teal Ruby (P80-1, AFP-888).
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Chronology
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1978 February 18
- Teal Ruby experiment. - .
Spacecraft: Teal Ruby.
Rockwell International was awarded an $18.9 million contract to build a spacecraft to carry the Teal Ruby experiment. The Teal Ruby payload, which was also being built by Rockwell, consisted of a downward-looking infrared sensor with a mosaic focal plane; it was designed to measure aircraft signatures and background flux at infrared wavelengths.
1979 Mar
- Teal Ruby further delay due to subcontractor bankruptcy. - . Spacecraft: Teal Ruby. Spacetac, Inc., one of Rockwell's major subcontractors for the Teal Ruby program, went bankrupt. The bankruptcy contributed to a further delay in the projected launch date..