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Orbital launch vehicle. Year: 1960. Family: Air-launched. Country: USA. Status: Out of production. Heavily classifed project related to air-launched ASAT development. Launch tests in 1958. NOTS project staff believed they successully orbited a satellite but unconfirmed. The 3 stage vehicle was air-launched from an F4H Phantom and consisted of 1 x NOTS 500 + 1 x X-248 motors. Manufacturer: US Navy. Launches: 7. Failures: 3. Success Rate: 57.14%. First Launch Date: 1960-07-28. Last Launch Date: 1962-07-25. Launch data is: complete. LEO Payload: 7.00 kg (15.40 lb). to: 500 km Orbit. Apogee: 1,200 km (700 mi). Associated Spacecraft: Hi-Hoe. Liftoff Thrust: 53.300 kN (11,982 lbf). Total Mass: 1,350 kg (2,970 lb). Core Diameter: 0.60 m (1.96 ft). Total Length: 4.90 m (16.00 ft).
Stage Data - Caleb - Stage Number: 0. 1 x Stage: F-6. Gross Mass: 8,163 kg (17,996 lb). Empty Mass: 6,870 kg (15,140 lb). Thrust (vac): 45.355 kN (10,196 lbf). Isp: 1,414 sec. Burn time: 3,000 sec. Isp(sl): 1,285 sec. Diameter: 3.96 m (12.99 ft). Span: 10.21 m (33.49 ft). Length: 13.93 m (45.70 ft). Propellants: Air/Kerosene. No Engines: 1. Engine: J57-8. Status: Out of production. Douglas (Heinemann) designed fighter-delta wing. Used as zero stage for Caleb miniature satellite launcher. Maximum release conditions: 3,628 kg at 1,166 kph at 16,768 m altitude
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x Stage: Caleb-1. Gross Mass: 1,033 kg (2,277 lb). Empty Mass: 194 kg (427 lb). Thrust (vac): 53.357 kN (11,995 lbf). Isp: 204 sec. Burn time: 34 sec. Isp(sl): 204 sec. Diameter: 0.60 m (1.96 ft). Span: 1.39 m (4.56 ft). Length: 0.00 m ( ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: NOTS-1. Status: Out of production.
- Stage Number: 2. 1 x Stage: Caleb-2. Gross Mass: 267 kg (588 lb). Empty Mass: 23 kg (50 lb). Thrust (vac): 13.778 kN (3,097 lbf). Isp: 254 sec. Burn time: 39 sec. Isp(sl): 204 sec. Diameter: 0.00 m ( ft). Span: 0.00 m ( ft). Length: 0.00 m ( ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: X-248. Status: Out of production.
- Stage Number: 3. 1 x Stage: Caleb-3. Gross Mass: 35 kg (77 lb). Empty Mass: 6.00 kg (13.20 lb). Thrust (vac): 2.265 kN (509 lbf). Isp: 250 sec. Burn time: 25 sec. Isp(sl): 204 sec. Diameter: 0.00 m ( ft). Span: 0.00 m ( ft). Length: 0.00 m ( ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: NOTS-3. Status: Out of production.
- Stage Number: 4. 1 x Stage: Caleb-4. Gross Mass: 5.00 kg (11.00 lb). Empty Mass: 1.00 kg (2.20 lb). Thrust (vac): 706 N (158 lbf). Isp: 250 sec. Burn time: 3.00 sec. Isp(sl): 204 sec. Diameter: 0.00 m ( ft). Span: 0.00 m ( ft). Length: 0.00 m ( ft). Propellants: Solid. No Engines: 1. Engine: NOTS-4. Status: Out of production.
Caleb Chronology 1960 July 28 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Vehicle: Caleb. LV Configuration: Caleb NOTS EV-II. - TV-1 Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Research and Development Flight (TV-1) References: 5, 882.
1960 October 24 - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Vehicle: Caleb. LV Configuration: Caleb NOTS EV-II. FAILURE: Second stage failed. - TV-2 Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Research and Development Flight (TV-2) References: 5, 126, 882.
1961 October 1 - Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Caleb. LV Configuration: Caleb SIP. - 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.References: 1499.
1961 October 5 - 19:10 GMT - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Vehicle: Caleb. LV Configuration: Caleb NC17.116. FAILURE: Failure - unknown cause. - Test/Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Hi-Hoe. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi). References: 5, 126, 1592.
1962 March 26 - 19:03 GMT - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Vehicle: Caleb. LV Configuration: Caleb NC17.121. FAILURE: Structural failure. - Test/Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Hi-Hoe. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 21 km (13 mi). References: 5, 126, 1592.
1962 May 5 - Launch Site: San Nicolas. Launch Vehicle: Caleb. LV Configuration: Caleb SIP. - Test mission Nation: USA. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). References: 1499.
1962 July 25 - 15:41 GMT - Launch Site: Point Arguello. Launch Vehicle: Caleb. LV Configuration: Caleb NC17.117. - Test/Aeronomy mission Nation: USA. Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Hi-Hoe. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 1,166 km (724 mi). References: 5, 1592.
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.
- Koelle, Heinz Hermann,, Handbook of Astronautical Engineering, McGraw-Hill,New York, 1961. The only such comprehensive handbook ever produced, and at the dawn of the space age.
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