Taylor M Potter

Uncrewed navigation and geodesy satelliteTransit 1AMission destination

Spacecraft: Transit 1A spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Able II
Primary application: Demonstrate a space-based navigation system in which receivers determine position by measuring the Doppler shift of stable radio signals from a satellite in a precisely known orbit.

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Uncrewed meteorological satelliteTIROS-1Mission destination

Spacecraft: TIROS-1 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Able II
Primary application: Test and improve orbital television, infrared sensing, tracking, data storage, and ground distribution for observing cloud cover and large-scale weather systems.

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Uncrewed navigation and geodesy satelliteTransit 1BMission destination

Spacecraft: Transit 1B spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Ablestar
Primary application: Demonstrate a space-based navigation system in which receivers determine position by measuring the Doppler shift of stable radio signals from a satellite in a precisely known orbit.

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Uncrewed passive communications and geodesy satelliteEcho 1 launch attemptMission destination

Spacecraft: Echo 1 flight article
Launch vehicle: Thor-Delta
Primary application: Deploy a very large aluminized balloon in Earth orbit and test long-distance communications by reflecting radio signals between ground stations while studying atmospheric drag, solar pressure, and geodesy.

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Uncrewed navigation and geodesy satelliteTransit 2AMission destination

Spacecraft: Transit 2A spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Ablestar
Primary application: Demonstrate a space-based navigation system in which receivers determine position by measuring the Doppler shift of stable radio signals from a satellite in a precisely known orbit.

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Uncrewed passive communications and geodesy satelliteEcho 1AMission destination

Spacecraft: Echo 1A
Launch vehicle: Thor-Delta
Primary application: Deploy a very large aluminized balloon in Earth orbit and test long-distance communications by reflecting radio signals between ground stations while studying atmospheric drag, solar pressure, and geodesy.

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Uncrewed meteorological satelliteTIROS-2Mission destination

Spacecraft: TIROS-2 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Delta
Primary application: Test and improve orbital television, infrared sensing, tracking, data storage, and ground distribution for observing cloud cover and large-scale weather systems.

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Uncrewed navigation and geodesy satelliteTransit 3AMission destination

Spacecraft: Transit 3A spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Ablestar
Primary application: Demonstrate a space-based navigation system in which receivers determine position by measuring the Doppler shift of stable radio signals from a satellite in a precisely known orbit.

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Uncrewed navigation and geodesy satelliteTransit 3BMission destination

Spacecraft: Transit 3B spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Ablestar
Primary application: Demonstrate a space-based navigation system in which receivers determine position by measuring the Doppler shift of stable radio signals from a satellite in a precisely known orbit.

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Uncrewed navigation and geodesy satelliteTransit 4AMission destination

Spacecraft: Transit 4A spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Ablestar
Primary application: Demonstrate a space-based navigation system in which receivers determine position by measuring the Doppler shift of stable radio signals from a satellite in a precisely known orbit.

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Uncrewed meteorological satelliteTIROS-3Mission destination

Spacecraft: TIROS-3 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Delta
Primary application: Test and improve orbital television, infrared sensing, tracking, data storage, and ground distribution for observing cloud cover and large-scale weather systems.

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Uncrewed navigation and geodesy satelliteTransit 4BMission destination

Spacecraft: Transit 4B spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Ablestar
Primary application: Demonstrate a space-based navigation system in which receivers determine position by measuring the Doppler shift of stable radio signals from a satellite in a precisely known orbit.

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Uncrewed meteorological satelliteTIROS-4Mission destination

Spacecraft: TIROS-4 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Delta
Primary application: Test and improve orbital television, infrared sensing, tracking, data storage, and ground distribution for observing cloud cover and large-scale weather systems.

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Uncrewed meteorological satelliteTIROS-5Mission destination

Spacecraft: TIROS-5 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Delta
Primary application: Test and improve orbital television, infrared sensing, tracking, data storage, and ground distribution for observing cloud cover and large-scale weather systems.

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Uncrewed meteorological satelliteTIROS-6Mission destination

Spacecraft: TIROS-6 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Delta
Primary application: Test and improve orbital television, infrared sensing, tracking, data storage, and ground distribution for observing cloud cover and large-scale weather systems.

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Uncrewed meteorological satelliteTIROS-7Mission destination

Spacecraft: TIROS-7 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Delta
Primary application: Test and improve orbital television, infrared sensing, tracking, data storage, and ground distribution for observing cloud cover and large-scale weather systems.

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Uncrewed meteorological satelliteTIROS-8Mission destination

Spacecraft: TIROS-8 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Thor-Delta
Primary application: Test and improve orbital television, infrared sensing, tracking, data storage, and ground distribution for observing cloud cover and large-scale weather systems.

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Uncrewed passive communications and geodesy satelliteEcho 2Mission destination

Spacecraft: Echo 2
Launch vehicle: Thor-Agena B
Primary application: Deploy a very large aluminized balloon in Earth orbit and test long-distance communications by reflecting radio signals between ground stations while studying atmospheric drag, solar pressure, and geodesy.

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Uncrewed meteorological satelliteTIROS-9Mission destination

Spacecraft: TIROS-9 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Improved Delta
Primary application: Test and improve orbital television, infrared sensing, tracking, data storage, and ground distribution for observing cloud cover and large-scale weather systems.

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Uncrewed meteorological satelliteTIROS-10Mission destination

Spacecraft: TIROS-10 spacecraft
Launch vehicle: Improved Delta
Primary application: Test and improve orbital television, infrared sensing, tracking, data storage, and ground distribution for observing cloud cover and large-scale weather systems.

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