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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).
→ complete list of all OBV flights
→ complete list of all Pegasus based rockets
| 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 (BV-6) 3 2 OBV 26.01.2004 * Me Com-1 EKV-Dummy (IFT-13B) 4 3 OBV 14.12.2005 * Me Com-1 EKV-CE1 (FT-1) 5 4 OBV 01.09.2006 * Va LF-23 EKV-CE1 (FTG-02) 6 5 OBV 28.09.2007 * Va LF-23 EKV-CE1 (FTG-03a) 7 6 OBV 05.12.2008 * Va LF-23 EKV-CE1 (FTG-05) 8 7 OBV 31.01.2010 * Va LF-23 EKV-CE2 (FTG-06) 10 8 OBV 15.12.2010 * Va LF-23 EKV-CE2 (FTG-06a) 11 9 OBV 26.01.2013 * Va LF-23 EKV-CE2 (CTV-1) 12 10 OBV 05.07.2013 *p Va LF-23 EKV-CE1 (FTG-07) 13 11 OBV 22.06.2014 * Va LF-23 EKV-CE2 (FTG-06b) 14 12 OBV 28.01.2016 * Va LF-23 EKV-CE2 (CTV-2) 15 13 OBV 31.05.2017 * Va LF-23 EKV-CE2 Bl.1 (FTG-15) 16 14 OBV 25.03.2019 * Va LF-23 ? EKV-CE2 Bl.1 (FTG-11 1) 17 15 OBV 25.03.2019 * Va LF-05 ? EKV-CE2 Bl.1 (FTG-11 2) Planned: Failures: 12: Payload failed to separate due to payload problem Launch sites: Me = Meck Island, Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), Kwajalein, Marshall IslandsVa = Vandenberg AFB, California, USA
