NRL-PL 170 was a series of three small calibration satellites built by the Naval Research Lab (NRL). These satellites consisted of one gold plated sphere (#A) and two polished aluminum spheres (#B, #C), each with a mass of 0.7 kg and a diameter of 26 cm.
The three spheres were launched on 17. February 1971 as piggy-back payloads together with the DSAP-5A F3 meteorological satellite by a Thor-DSV2U Burner-2 from Vandenberg AFB.
The satellites reentered during the 1989 to 1990 timeframe.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Calibration |
Operator: | Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) |
Contractors: | Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) |
Equipment: | ? |
Configuration: | Sphere |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | none |
Lifetime: | |
Mass: | 0.7 kg |
Orbit: | 765 km × 831 km, 98.8° (#A); 763 km × 833 km, 98.8° (#B); 733 km × 832 km, 98.8° (#C) |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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NRL-PL 170A (S70-4) | 1971-012C | 17.02.1971 | Va SLC-10W | Thor-DSV2U Burner-2 | with DSAP-5A F3, NRL-PL 170B, NRL-PL 170C | |
NRL-PL 170B (S70-4) | 1971-012D | 17.02.1971 | Va SLC-10W | Thor-DSV2U Burner-2 | with DSAP-5A F3, NRL-PL 170A, NRL-PL 170C | |
NRL-PL 170C (S70-4) | 1971-012E | 17.02.1971 | Va SLC-10W | Thor-DSV2U Burner-2 | with DSAP-5A F3, NRL-PL 170A, NRL-PL 170B |
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