American agency overseeing development of spacecraft. Air Force Space and Missiles Command, USA.
AKA: USAF.
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ARGOS American ion engine technology satellite. One launch, 1999.02.23. ARGOS was the USAF Space Test Program P91-1 technology satellite by Boeing/Seal Beach. More...
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USAF SM Chronology
1996 July 9 - .
Launch Site:
Wallops Island.
Launch Vehicle:
Aries.
LV Configuration: Aries ABIE-TLV.
- TBM tracking test target mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SM. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). The Airborne Interceptor Experiment) was designed to demonstrate the feasibility of intercepting enemy theater ballistic missiles during early-boost. The Aries Target Launch Vehicle was launched from Wallops Island, flying a boost trajectory similar to a real theater ballistic missile. The missile was detected and tracked by Air Force F-15s, Navy F-14s, an Air Force infrared sensor tracking platform and by fleet surface ships of the US Atlantic Command. The data collected was used to develop an air-launched anti-ballistic missile system.
1999 February 23 - .
10:29 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC2W.
LV Family:
Delta.
Launch Vehicle:
Delta 7920-X.
LV Configuration: Delta 7920-10 D267.
- ARGOS - .
Payload: P91-1. Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SM. Manufacturer: Seal Beach. Class: Technology. Type: Ion engine technology satellite. Spacecraft: ARGOS. USAF Sat Cat: 25634 . COSPAR: 1999-008A. Apogee: 836 km (519 mi). Perigee: 821 km (510 mi). Inclination: 98.9000 deg. Period: 101.50 min. Summary: ARGOS was a USAF Space Test Program P91-1 technology satellite, equipped with an ion engine, ionosphere, x-ray, and dust detectors. Much delayed, it finally was placed into orbit on the eleventh (!) launch attempt..
1999 September 15 - .
21:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kodiak.
LV Family:
ait.
Launch Vehicle:
ait-2.
LV Configuration: Castor-M57A1 ait-2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SM. Apogee: 1,060 km (650 mi).
2001 March 19 - .
Launch Site:
Kodiak.
Launch Vehicle:
Aries.
LV Configuration: Aries QRLV-1.
- Target mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SM. Apogee: 163 km (101 mi).
2002 April 24 - .
Launch Site:
Kodiak.
Launch Vehicle:
Aries.
LV Configuration: Aries QRLV-2.
- Target mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USAF SM. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi).
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