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NOTS 5
Project PilotUS NavyNaval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Tuesday, August 26, 1958 · 12:00 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadNOTS 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerUS Navy
Stages0
PadNaval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Air launch to Suborbital flight
Mission Timeline
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Launch Site
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Air launch to Suborbital flight
35.686°N, 117.694°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
