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USN NOTS Chronology
1960 July 28 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Platform: F4D-1 747.
Launch Vehicle:
Caleb.
LV Configuration: Caleb NOTS EV-II.
- TV-1 test - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Summary: Research and Development Flight (TV-1).
1960 October 24 - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Platform: F4D-1 747.
Launch Vehicle:
Caleb.
LV Configuration: Caleb NOTS EV-II.
FAILURE: Second stage failed..
- TV-2 test - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi). Summary: Research and Development Flight (TV-2).
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.
1961 October 5 - .
19:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Platform: F-4H.
Launch Vehicle:
Caleb.
LV Configuration: Caleb NC17.116.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Test / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
1962 March 26 - .
19:03 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Platform: F-4H.
Launch Vehicle:
Caleb.
LV Configuration: Caleb NC17.121.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Test / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 21 km (13 mi).
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).
1962 July 25 - .
15:41 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Platform: F-4H.
Launch Vehicle:
Caleb.
LV Configuration: Caleb NC17.117.
- Test / aeronomy mission - .
Nation: USA. Agency: USN NOTS. Apogee: 1,166 km (724 mi).
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