USN NOTS
Organisation · USA
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American agency. Naval Ordnance Test Station, USA.
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7 events
1960 July 28
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Platform: F4D-1 747. Launch Vehicle: Caleb.- TV-1 test - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Research and Development Flight (TV-1).
1960 October 24
Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Platform: F4D-1 747. Launch Vehicle: Caleb. FAILURE: Second stage failed..- TV-2 test - . Nation: USA. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Research and Development Flight (TV-2).
1961 October 1
Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Caleb.- Test mission - .
Nation: USA.
Agency: USN NOTS.
Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).
Satellite Interceptor Program (SIP) test vehicle. This was a follow-on to China Lake's "Notsnik" air-launched satellite and Caleb space-probe projects, SIP was a prototype air-launched satellite-killer system using primarily in-house technology and hardware.