Orbital launch vehicle
Project Pilot
The NOTS-EV-1 Pilot, also known as NOTSNIK was an expendable launch system and anti-satellite weapon developed by the United States Navy's United States Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS).
Flights flown6
Success rate0%0/6
Payload to LEO1kg
Maiden flight1958-07-04
Peak year19586 flights
Project Pilot is built by US Navy of the United States. It first flew on 25 July 1958 and last flew on 28 August 1958.
Flight record
0% success rate0 of 6 flown · 6 failed
First flight1958-07-25
Latest flight1958-08-28
Failures6
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround1d
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 1kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 5 |
|---|---|
| Length | 4.4m |
| Diameter | 0.76m |
| Liftoff thrust | 125kN |
| Maiden flight | 1958-07-04 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit6
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-08-28 | Project Pilot | NOTS 6 | Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1958-08-26 | Project Pilot | NOTS 5 | Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1958-08-25 | Project Pilot | NOTS 4 | Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1958-08-22 | Project Pilot | NOTS 3 | Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1958-08-12 | Project Pilot | NOTS 2 | Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 1958-07-25 | Project Pilot | NOTS 1 | Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia