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NTS 1 (P73-3)
NTS 1 [NRL]
In 1973, the Timation program was merged with the Air Force's 621B program, with the Air Force being named as the Executive Service, to form the NAVSTAR GPS program. NRL'S Timation 3 satellite was redesignated the NTS-1 (Navigation Technology Satellite 1) and was launched in the summer of 1974 in connection with the NAVSTAR effort. NTS-1 had two rubidium-vapor frequency standards (clocks), while the earlier Timation satellites had carried selected high-performance crystal oscillator clocks to test the NRL theory.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Navigation |
| Operator: | US Air Force (USAF) STP (Space Test Program) |
| Contractors: | Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Gravity Stabilized |
| Propulsion: | Star-24 (jettisonable) |
| Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 293 kg |
| Orbit: | 13442 km × 13777 km, 125.0° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTS 1 (P73-3, OPS 7518, Timation 3) | 1974-054A | 14.07.1974 | Va SLC-3W | Atlas-F PTS |
References:
- Naval Research Laboratory: Navigational Technology Satellites (NTS)
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