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Launch
Spacecraft 1st Launch Vehicle Mission
Navsat (Naval Operational name of Transit system.
Navigation Satellite)
NAVSTAR 22 Feb 1978 Atlas E/F 3-D position and speed fixing.
(Navigation System
Using Time and
Ranging)/GPS
NERVA (Nuclear Nuclear-powered heavy lift vehicle
Engine for Rocket (see RFD)
Vehicle Application)
Nimbus 28 Aug 1964 Thor Agend Weather satellites.
Delta
NOAA (National 27 Jun 1979 Atlas ITOS meteorological follow-on
Oceanic and (TIROS 1960-65, TOSESSA
Atmospheric 1966-69, ITOSMOAA 1970-84,
Administration) TIROS-N 1978).
satellites
NOSS 30 Apr 1976 Naval ocean surveillance system
NOVA 15 May 1981 Scout Improved Transit navigational
satellite (TIP).
NTS (Navigation 14 Jul 1974 Atlas F Tirnatioflransit improvement.
Technology Satellites)
OAO (Orbiting 8 Apr 1966 Atlas Agend Observation of interstellar space.
Astronomical Centaur
Observatory)
OF0 (Orbiting 9 Nov 1970 Scout Biological experiments on frogs
Frog Otolith) in space.
OGO (Orbiting 6 Sep 1964 Atlas Agena Study of geophysical and solar
Geophysical phenomena.
0bservatory)ROGO
OSCAR (Orbiting 23 Jan 1970 Piggyback Ham radio operator broadcasts.
Satellite-Carrying
Amateur Radio)
OS0 (Orbiting Solar 7 Mar 1962 Delta Sun and solar physics observation.
Observatory)
PAGEOS (Passive 24 Jun 1966 Thor Agena Sunlight reflector for positioning.
GEOS)
Pegasus 16 Feb 1965 Saturn 1/ Micrometeorite measurements.
Apollo
Pioneei 11 Oct 1958 Thor, Juno, Lunar, solar, and planetary
Atlas, Delta, (Jupiter, Mars, and Venus) probes.
Atlas Centaur
Probe A/B 19 Oct 1961 Scout Electron density measurement.
Project 78 24 Feb 1979 Atlas EartWsun gamma-ray and solar dyn.