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Target missile. Year: 1998. Family: Minuteman. Country: USA.

Vehicle for support of the USAF Airborne Intercept Technology program consisting of consisting of a Thiokol Castor IVB first stage, and a Minuteman II M57A1 second stage.

Manufacturer: OSC. Launches: 1. First Launch Date: 1998-11-06. Last Launch Date: 1998-11-06. Launch data is: continuing. Apogee: 750 km (460 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 267.000 kN (60,023 lbf). Total Mass: 12,000 kg (26,000 lb). Core Diameter: 1.32 m (4.33 ft). Total Length: 10.00 m (32.00 ft).



ait Chronology

1998 November 6 - 01:32 GMT - Launch Site: Kodiak. Launch Vehicle: ait.

  • ait-1 Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USAF/OSC. Apogee: 715 km (444 mi). References: 1823.

Bibliography and Further Reading
  • McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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