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NOTS 1958
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Family: Miscellany. Country: USA. Status: Hardware.
The US Navy's satellite launcher project competed with the Army's Jupiter-C, the Air Force Atlas, and the civilian Vanguard. Air-launched satellite launch vehicle, and anti-satellite versions, tested by the US Navy shortly after Sputnik. One may have achieved orbit.
SpecificationsLaunches: 10. Failures: 10. Success Rate: 0.00% pct. First Launch Date: 04 July 1958. Last Launch Date: 28 August 1958.
NOTS Chronology
1958 Jul 4 - LV Configuration: NOTS-SLV. Launch Site: China Lake . FAILURE: Vehicle exploded after 1 sec.
- Research and Development Flight
Suborbital..
1958 Jul 18 - LV Configuration: NOTS-SLV. Launch Site: China Lake . FAILURE: Vehicle exploded before lift-off.
- Research and Development Flight
Suborbital..
1958 Jul 25 - LV Configuration: Project Pilot s/n 1. Launch Site: Inyokern . FAILURE: Radio contact lost; possibly reached orbit.
- Pilot 1 Spacecraft: Pilot. Payload: Diagnostic Payload 1.
1958 Aug 12 - LV Configuration: Project Pilot s/n 2. Launch Site: Inyokern . FAILURE: Vehicle exploded at ignition.
- Pilot 2 Spacecraft: Pilot. Payload: Diagnostic Payload 2.
1958 Aug 16 - LV Configuration: NOTS-SLV. Launch Site: China Lake . FAILURE: Structural failure after 3.2 sec.
- Research and Development Flight
Suborbital..
1958 Aug 17 - LV Configuration: NOTS-SLV. Launch Site: China Lake . FAILURE: Structural failure after 3 sec.
- Research and Development Flight
Suborbital..
1958 Aug 22 - LV Configuration: Project Pilot s/n 3. Launch Site: Inyokern . FAILURE: Radio contact lost; possibly reached orbit.
- Pilot 3 Spacecraft: Pilot. Payload: Diagnostic Payload 3.
1958 Aug 25 - LV Configuration: Project Pilot s/n 4. Launch Site: Inyokern . FAILURE: Vehicle exploded after 0.75sec.
- Pilot 4 Spacecraft: Pilot. Payload: Radiation Payload 1.
1958 Aug 26 - LV Configuration: Project Pilot s/n 5. Launch Site: Inyokern . FAILURE: Stage failed to ignite,vehicle fell into Pacific.
- Pilot 5 Spacecraft: Pilot. Payload: Radiation Payload 2.
1958 Aug 28 - LV Configuration: Project Pilot s/n 6. Launch Site: Inyokern . FAILURE: One first stage motor failed to ignite, causing structural failure.
- Pilot 6 Spacecraft: Pilot. Payload: Radiation Payload 3.
Bibliography:- 45 - Koelle, Heinz Hermann,, Handbook of Astronautical Engineering, McGraw-Hill,New York, 1961.
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