Project Pilot | NOTS 2

Operated by US Navy, the Government/Top Secret mission Project Pilot | NOTS 2 delivered its payload into LEO.

Launch time
Status
FAILED
Operator
US Navy
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Rocket
Project Pilot
Launch site
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Launch pad
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Payload
—
Target orbit
LEO

Mission timeline

  1. 1958-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
    Liftoff
    Project Pilot clears the pad at Air launch to Suborbital flight and begins its ascent.
  2. Max-Q
    Project Pilot pushes through the region of maximum dynamic pressure.
  3. Mission failure
    The mission fails to reach its objectives.

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