August 28, 1958 12:00 am
NOTS 6
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Project Pilot
Air launch to Suborbital flight
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The project pilot payloads were small cylindrical satellites. These missions intended to be the first to launch a satellite from an aircraft. They had only a single instrument, a very primitive infrared line scanning device to make IR images of the ground.
Launch Overview
Window Open
00:00 UTC
Window Close
00:00 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 28, 1958 · 00:00 UTC
Launch Facility
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Launch Pad
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
US Navy
Payload
NOTS 6
Rocket
Project Pilot
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
The project pilot payloads were small cylindrical satellites. These missions intended to be the first to launch a satellite from an aircraft. They had only a single instrument, a very primitive infrared line scanning device to make IR images of the ground.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
US Navy
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Launch Overview
Window Open
00:00 UTC
Window Close
00:00 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 28, 1958 · 00:00 UTC
Launch Facility
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Launch Pad
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
US Navy
Payload
NOTS 6
Rocket
Project Pilot
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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