OBV (Orbital Boost Vehicle)

OBV [BMDO]

The OBV is based on the stages of a wingless Pegasus. It is an alternative launch vehicle for the GBI missile defence system. OBV is a suborbital missile, the term Orbital in the name refers to the manufacturer Orbital Science Corp. (OSC). The prototype Taurus-Lite is based on the three upper stages of the standard Taurus vehicle and is stool-launched in contrast to the operational OBV, which is silo-launched. Silos for the OBV are available in Vandenberg and Meck Islands (Kwajalein) for testing. Operational silos are installed at Fort Greely (Alaska) and Vandenberg (California).

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Version	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3
OBV	Orion-50SXLG	Orion-50XL	Orion-38

No:             Type           Date          LS              Payload

 2    1         OBV            16.08.2003 *  Va LF-23        EKV-Dummy
 3    2         OBV            26.01.2004 *  Me              EKV-Dummy (IFT-13B)
 4    3         OBV            14.12.2005 *  Me              EKV (FT-1)
 5    4         OBV            01.09.2006 *  Va LF-23        EKV (FTG-02)
 6    5         OBV            28.09.2007 *  Va LF-23        EKV (FTG-03a)
 7    6         OBV            05.12.2008 *  Va LF-23        EKV (FTG-05)
 8    7         OBV            31.01.2010 *  Va LF-23        EKV (FTG-06)
10    8         OBV            15.12.2010 *  Va LF-23        EKV (FTG-06a)


Planned:


Me = Meck Island (Kwajalein)
Va = Vandenberg