NTS 1

retired

Positioning Navigation TimingMEOCOSPAR 1974-054ALaunched 7/14/1974

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: STP P73-3
Launch Vehicle: Atlas F
Launch Date: 7/14/1974
Last Contact: 1/1/1977

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 13,609.5 km
Inclination: 125.12 deg
Orbit Plane: 1
Dry Mass: 295 kg
Total Mass: 295 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Positioning Navigation Timing
Payload Category: NAV
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Air Force
Manufacturer: U.S. Naval Research Lab

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1974-054A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.300

Track

Mentions

1

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

NTS missions date back to the 1970s when they were led by the Naval Research Laboratory, with NTS-1 and NTS-2 launched in 1974 and 1977, respectively.

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